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Manure spill investigated in fish kill
Thursday July 29th, 2010
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Authorities are investigating whether a manure spill at a North Dakota State University dairy barn caused the death of more than 100 fish in a nearby drainage ditch. Greg Lardy, NDSU's head of animal sciences, says a pump moving manure from the barn into a designated lagoon malfunctioned over the weekend, causing cow manure to enter the ditch. Lardy says it's unknown how much manure was spilled. Jason Scott, with North Dakota Game and Fish Department's Fargo district, says 102 dead fish were found in the ditch. They included carp, white suckers and minnows. The state Health Department is investigating. Staff there say it appears the fish were killed by agricultural waste but they could have been dead before the NDSU spill.
