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Manure runoff kills thousands of fish

August 13, 2009, Southfield, MI – Thousands of fish in a 12-mile
stretch of the Black River in Sanilac County were killed, after manure
washed into the river following heavy rains.

August 13, 2009, Southfield, MI – Thousands of fish in a 12-mile stretch of the Black River in Sanilac County were killed, after manure washed into the river following heavy rains.

According to Gary Towns, fisheries supervisor for the Department of Natural Resources in Southfield, some of the dead fish were two feet long and as much as 10 years old.

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