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Settlement reached in Maryland manure spill

October 15, 2009, Frederick, MD – Frederick County
commissioners say they have reached a settlement with the owners of a farm
involved in a manure spill that contaminated the Walkersville water supply.


October 15, 2009, Frederick, MD – Frederick County
commissioners say they have reached a settlement with the owners of a farm
involved in a manure spill that contaminated the Walkersville water supply.

About 500,000 gallons of manure leaked from a farm lagoon
into the Glad River in January 2008, tainting the town’s three wells.

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