FORT DODGE, Iowa — A force main break resulted in industrial wastewater entering a Fort Dodge creek on Thursday.
According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, a force main broke in the City of Fort Dodge, resulting in an industrial wastewater discharge into a tributary of the South Branch of Lizard Creek. The force main carries industrial wastewater from the industrial park to the wastewater treatment plant.
When DNR staff arrived at the scene they found the wastewater had traveled about two miles downstream from where the tributary enters the creek.
Repairs are underway and the investigation is ongoing. No dead fish have been observed, the DNR said.
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