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DEQ Finds Sludge Discharges Unintentional in Cedar River
Iowa Department of Natural Resources investigation concluded that sewage sludge discharge from Cedar Rapids water plant into the Cedar River was not intentional. Plant operator Steve Wedderspoon alleged months of deliberate pumping. he was suspended for refusing to report the overflow. The city plans a new $70 million plant to be operational by December with a five day holding tank to prevent future incidents.
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Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
DEQ
Steve Wedderspoon
Phillips
Wedderspoon
George Milligan
Milligan
Dom
Environmental Protection Agency
Kansas City
Martha Steincamp
EPA
William Anderson
Anderson
Department
Jerry Rattenberg
Manchester
Rattenberg