FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 18, 2024
Contact: Joe Baeten, DNR Basin Supervisor, Runoff Management
[email protected] or 920-366-2072

DNR Investigating Manure Spill In
Outagamie, Brown Counties

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MADISON, Wis. ? The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is assisting with the investigation of a manure spill that occurred in eastern Outagamie County and western Brown County, which resulted in a fish kill in Dutchman Creek.

On Tuesday, July 16, the DNR was notified via the DNR Spills Hotline that manure was observed in Dutchman Creek.

Immediately after the notification, DNR staff observed dead fish in Dutchman Creek. Manure-impacted water was observed at road crossings at Bain Road, Country Road U, Cyprus Drive, Packerland Drive, Circle Drive and Hansen Road.

DNR and County Land Conservation staff have been on-site each day since the notification. A definitive source has not been identified.

There is no known threat to drinking water wells. However, it is recommended that people and pets avoid the surface waters of Dutchman Creek.

The investigation is ongoing, and no additional information is available at this time.