DNR suspects ag runoff in 2 fish kills. Research set on livestock pollution. It doesn't take a conservationist or environmentalist to realize that we have a serious problem. All one has to do is regularly read the newspaper.
Fish kills are only the tip of the iceberg.
There is also a growing concern that large hog confinements threaten our ground water supplies. The Center for Environmental Health, an arm of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be doing tests on ground water near selected hog lots in January. What makes this even worse is that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources knows how to prevent this from happening again. While weather can be a factor, with the appropriate manure management practices, fish kills can be avoided, or at least kept to a minimum. 19 fish kills in one month are unacceptable.