Manure in Modoc, sort of redundant . . .

The Star Press Reports today:

About 600 gallons of hog manure entered Martindale Creek when a hose broke Tuesday as Goldsboro, N.C.-based Maxwell Farms was land applying manure to a farm field.

The incident was reported to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management by Maxwell at 9:17 a.m. Maxwell constructed a dam to prevent the manure from spreading downstream.

“Some made its way under a bridge at U.S. 36 near Modoc,” said IDEM spokesman Barry Sneed. After being contained, the manure was removed from the creek by a vacuum truck.
“They did a great job of responding, so it did not have an impact,” Sneed said.

Asked whether Maxwell faced a fine over the incident, Sneed said, “i doubt it because they were so responsive. It was just an accident — equipment failure.”

Seth Slabaugh.

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