(Melvin)– State environmental officials say a farm chemical spill in Osceola county has killed some fish.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the spill happened Tuesday evening near Melvin when a farmer was spraying his soybean fields and the sprayer fell into a stream.
A mix of insecticide, herbicide and 500 gallons of water was dumped into the stream, which flows into the Floyd River.
Dead fish were discovered downstream of the spill.
Officials are monitoring the fish kill and taking samples. The agency says communities downstream, including Sioux City, have been notified, but there appears to be no risk to public drinking water.
(Story from the Associated Press.).
