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MOE investigating potential manure spill

July 22, 2014, Norwich, Ont – The Ontario Ministry of the Environment is investigating a manure spill that occurred recently on a farm in Norwich Township and eventually ended up in Cedar Creek.

The MOE responded to the report through its Spill Action Centre and was able to trace the spill back to a farming operation in Norwich Township that had been discharging irrigation water. According to the MOE, the discharge of water resulted in backflow from a catch basin into a municipal drain. READ MORE