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04-43-583774 ZAHNS FARMS LLC SPILL
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
CTH H & RED BANK RD OCONTO NORTHEAST
Address Municipality
CTH H & RED BANK RD UNDERHILL
PLSS Description Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84) Google Maps RR Sites Map
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Additional Location Description
N DITCH OF CTH H APPROX 3780 E OF RED BANK RD
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
2019-05-24 2019-06-13
Characteristics
Above Ground
Petrol Tank

Drycleaner
EPA
NPL Site
EPA
Superfund
PECFA Funds
Eligible

PFAS

ROW Impact

Sediments
Underground
Petrol Tank
WI DOT
Site
 
Site Files
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Actions
Date Code Name File Comment
2019-06-13 11 Spill Activity Closed
2019-05-24 1 Spill Incident Occurred
2019-05-24 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20190524NE43-1 2019-05-24  1100 2019-05-24  1130
Description of Incident/General Comments
TILTH AGRONOMY IS THERE, THE FARM'S AGRONOMIST, AND IS ASSISTING WITH THE CLEAN UP. NO DNR ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED. 5/24/2019 JOSLIN CALLED TODD (OCONTO COUNTY LAND CONSERVATION) WHO IS ON SCENE. TRAILER HAULING MANURE SEPARATED FROM TRACTOR GOING AROUND CURVE AND ROLLED OVER IN DITCH. 5,000 GALLONS OF MANURE SPILLED INTO DITCH. SPILL IS CONTAINED IN DITCH AND VAC TRUCKS ARE COLLECTING THE MATERIAL. THEY HAVE ABOUT 6,000 GALLONS OF FLUSH WATER THAT THEY WILL USE TO FLUSH AND COLLECT.
Type of Location
ROADWAY (PUBLIC ROAD/HIGHWAY/STREET/ALLEY/ROW)
Spill Cause
MANURE RELEASE (PIT, LINE BREAK, TRANSPORTATION, FIELD APP) 
Description of Cause or Additional Details
MOST LIKELY FARMER WENT AROUND THE CORNER TOO FAST, CAUSING THE MANURE TO SLOSH AND FLIP THE TRAILER.
Description of Environmental Impact
SPILLED AND CONTAINED IN THE DITCH. IT WAS STOPPED A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS BEFORE REACHING THE WATERWAY.
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
CULVERTS ARE BLOCKED AND THEY HAVE A VACUUM TRUCK THERE TO GET THE MANURE OUT. ONCE MANURE IS OUT, THEY WILL BE FLUSHING THE DITCHES WITH CLEAN WATER TO GET THE REST OUT.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Dike Built
Flushed
Vacuum
Contractor Hired IN HOUSE
Waste Destination MANURE PIT
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Manure Manure 5,000 Gal
Waste Destination
Destination Comment
OTHER: MANURE PIT MANURE PIT
Responsible Party
ZAHNS FARMS 11680 CTH H, GILLETT, WI 54124
For More Information on this Activity
Northeast Region Contact: Denise Danelski  denise.danelski@wisconsin.gov
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