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Canadian Pacific Train Derailment Ethanol Spill

The spill occurred along the Mississippi River at RM 598.1, 10 miles north of Dubuque near Balltown, Iowa, releasing approximately 55,000 gallons of ethanol.

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  • Date/Time Frame
  • February 4, 2015
  • Statute
  • OPA
  • State
  • Iowa
  • Substances
  • oil, ethanol
  • Injury
  • Fish, Other Wildlife, Surface Water
Consent Decrees:

2021.04.01 Related Document

  • Federal Trustees:
  • Department of the Interior (DOI)/Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
  • State Trustees:
  • Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IADNR)?
  • Potentially Responsible Parties:
  • Dakota Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Corp., d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway