Mineral oil found leaking from a tanker truck spilled into the Floyd River in northwest Iowa. Tom Roos, with the DNR, says a blue-colored sheen was discovered along a six-mile stretch of the river Monday morning and it was traced to the truck owned by the Farmers Co-op Society in Boyden. Roos says it does NOT appear to be causing serious problems in the water.
An estimated 11-hundred (1,100) gallons of white mineral oil leaked from the tank over two weeks. The mineral oil is used as a dust suppressant at the co-op. The DNR collected water samples from the river for testing. There’s no indication of a fish kill in the Floyd River, but Roos said the co-op could still face penalties.
Roos says the co-op is scraping up contaminated soil and has placed booms and absorbent pads across the river to collect as much remaining oil as possible.
