Posted December 16, 2013
Golden Grain Energy, an Iowa ethanol company has been
fined $10,000 by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for a fish kill
which occurred in August, according to an article by the Globe Gazette
available here.
According to the DNR, Golden Grain discharged
“iron-laden” cooling water, causing the fish kill on Cheslea Creek. The discharge was “traced back to a tile outfall
where” the facility releases the cooling water.
The DNR fined the company $10,000 in penalties and $650
in wildlife restitution. Golden Grain
also agreed to “implement a facility-wide environmental management system.”
The Associated Press also reported on the story here.
For more information on renewable energy, please visit
the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
