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Town Awakes To Vast Tide Of Liquid Manure Hidden Under Snow
A valve failure on an icy pipe in Allegan County, Mich. caused liquid cow manure from a dairy farm to seep into local waterways and spread about five miles toward the town of Hopkins, Michigan Live reported.
The Department of Environmental Quality started investigating the spill of otherwordly proportions on Friday after receiving calls from Hopkins residents.
As of Saturday, the manure flow had stopped after authorities were able to plug the pipe, which was buried beneath over a foot of snow.
DEQ analyst Bruce Washburn told Michigan Live that such a leak isn't typical.
"This type of spill is a rarity," he said. "It's pretty much straight manure, not diluted runoff from a field. We don't deal with these very often."
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A valve failure on an icy pipe in Allegan County, Mich. caused liquid cow manure from a dairy farm to seep into local waterways and spread about five miles toward the town of Hopkins, Michigan Live reported.
The Department of Environmental Quality started investigating the spill of otherwordly proportions on Friday after receiving calls from Hopkins residents.
As of Saturday, the manure flow had stopped after authorities were able to plug the pipe, which was buried beneath over a foot of snow.
DEQ analyst Bruce Washburn told Michigan Live that such a leak isn't typical.
"This type of spill is a rarity," he said. "It's pretty much straight manure, not diluted runoff from a field. We don't deal with these very often."
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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/manure-spill-michigan
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Town Awakes To Vast Tide Of Liquid Manure Hidden Under Snow (Original Post)
ProSense
Feb 2014
OP
Thought it was referring to the local dog park, for a moment... Seriously, while I adore dogs
hlthe2b
Feb 2014
#3
Think.. on the bright side, they'll have beautiful lawns and gardens this summer.
notadmblnd
Feb 2014
#4
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)1. I thought this was a story about Washington DC
dembotoz
(16,864 posts)2. trying to steal the limelight from west virginia
or maybe sochi
hlthe2b
(102,468 posts)3. Thought it was referring to the local dog park, for a moment... Seriously, while I adore dogs
(my own and others)-- I just cringe when the snow melts exposing the countless episodes of owners too lazy to pooper scoop in the snow. Uggh. What a mess.
Ok, my pet peeve for the moment, but I guess I can feel lucky it is only piles of dog poop. Poor people of Michigan!
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)4. Think.. on the bright side, they'll have beautiful lawns and gardens this summer.
nt