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Unknown amount of liquid fertilizer ended up in ditch leading to Mississippi River

States Newsroom · October 28, 2026

A leak in a liquid fertilizer tank in Lee County has led to an unknown amount of the fertilizer, mixed with rainwater, to enter a drainage ditch leading to a tributary of the Mississippi River, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. DNR staff responded to the incident and are investigating the spill…

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Unknown amount of liquid fertilizer ended up in ditch leading to Mississippi River

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