Sioux Center, Iowa — An unknown amount of wastewater from a packing plant reached a tributary of the West Branch of the Floyd River south of Sioux Center.
The manager of Siouxpreme Packing noticed the discharge from a partly open pipe valve Wednesday morning while preparing to land apply wastewater to a nearby field. The discharge may have started Tuesday. The company estimates 5,000 gallons discharged. Most soaked into the field, but some flowed into the tributary.
DNR staff was scheduled to check the area and stream conditions Wednesday afternoon. DNR does not expect to find a fish kill.
DNR officials say the agency will consider appropriate enforcement action.
