Cleanup underway in Waukee 4,000-gallon Diesel spill

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08-05-2025

WAUKEE, Iowa — Manning Ag Services is working to clean up a 4,000-gallon diesel spill caused by a former employee.
Joe Manning, the Co-Owner of Manning Ag Services, said that cleanup costs will exceed $200,000.
'We scraped the driveway, tested the rock. Uh, the pond will be there next project. They're going to skim the pond with the diesel that on top of it. And then this is the main project right now. And the field where all the, uh, diesel fuel is leaking into our field tiles. We also farm with our trucking company. It's leached out into the field tiles, and that's what's going it just going into the stream,' Manning said.
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Manning plans to add a keypad to the diesel pump tank to prevent a spill from happening in the future.
'We're getting quotes out to put in a keypad system on the pumps that only our employees that are still employed with us have numbers,' Manning said.
Ginny Renaud, a resident who lives near Little Walnut Creek, has concerns about runoff from the spill.
'We're more of a retirement community here. But almost every one of us has children and grandchildren, and the first thing we want to show them is our cute little creek back here. And of course, in time we'll probably waiting through that. So that is a huge concern,' Renaud said.
The DNR recommends staying out of Little Walnut creek for a while.
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