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March 12, 2024Red Oak, Iowa |  By: Jeremy Werner

Nitrogen spill in Iowa reaches nearby water source

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RED OAK, Iowa - State and local officials have confirmed that a liquid nitrogen fertiziler spill in southwest Iowa has reached a nearby water source.

Officials in Red Oak, along with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Montgomery County Emergency Management, responded to the spill near NEW Cooperative off of 200th Street Monday morning.

Officials state that around 1,500 tons of fertiziler were discharged into a nearby drainage ditch, which then went into the East Nishnabotna River.

The release happened because a valve was left open on an aboveground storage tank overnight. Areas of pooled fertilizer have been pumped into a vac truck and will be land-applied later.

Dead fish were observed in the River. The extent of the fish kill is still being determined. The investigation continues.