Yellow River Wastewater Discharge Fish Kill
An unpermitted release of partially treated sewage caused a fish kill in the lower reach of Hecker Creek and a portion of the Yellow River at its confluence with Hecker Creek, in Allamakee County, Iowa.
- Date/Time Frame
- March 2002
- Statute
- CERCLA
- State
- Iowa
- Substances
- anhydrous ammonia, sewage
- Injury
- Fish, Recreational Use, Surface Water
Consent Decrees:
2005.01.07
- Federal Trustees:
- Department of the Interior (DOI)/Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park Service
- State Trustees:
- Iowa DNR
- Potentially Responsible Parties:
- Iowa Turkey Products Inc.