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Monroe County Dairy to Pay $120,000 Over 2024 Manure Spill After State Settlement

Most of the money goes to address damage from a fish kill documented along about a mile of Moore Creek.

A dead fish in Trappers Creek stemming from a manure spill in Taylor County. Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR
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Overview

  • Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced the settlement on Friday, resolving state allegations through a civil agreement.
  • Owner Alan Ferries of Spring Valley Holsteins agreed in December to the terms tied to the 2024 spill east of Norwalk.
  • A state complaint alleges a faulty manure transfer system caused an overflow from the farm’s storage into a tributary and then Moore Creek.
  • DNR investigators documented manure and dead fish for roughly a mile, including brown trout, white suckers, and brook trout.
  • The settlement requires a $120,000 payment with $90,000 designated to address harm from the fish kill, and Ferries estimated about 4,000 gallons spilled.