In the wake of a significant fertilizer spill in Sheboygan County, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is actively monitoring the situation, which has led to a notable fish kill in the Sheboygan River. Although the exact number of fish affected remains unquantified, the incident has drawn attention to ongoing environmental challenges in the region.
On Thursday, DNR staff, while responding to reports of dead fish, discovered a leaking fertilizer tank at Majestic Meadows Dairy. The agency provided this update in a statement released the following day.
“The fertilizer entered the water via a drain tile which discharges to an unnamed tributary connected to the Sheboygan River,” stated the agency. The farm has since stopped the leakage, and measures are being implemented to prevent similar occurrences in the future, with the DNR’s collaboration.
Over the past six months, Wisconsin has experienced several fertilizer and manure spills affecting local water bodies. For instance, a manure spill last fall along the Taylor and Clark counties border led to fish deaths over a five-mile stretch. Furthermore, a large farm in central Wisconsin reported multiple spills, including one incident involving approximately 100,000 gallons of manure. In another case in Trempealeau County, spills impacted streams feeding into Beaver Creek, prompting DNR intervention following an anonymous tip.
