ICE CREAM ROLLING DOWN THE RIVER

SIOUXLAND---A SPILL OUTSIDE THE WELLS ENTERPRISES PLANT IN LEMARS SENT A MIXTURE OF DILUTED ICE CREAM INTO A TRIBUTARY OF THE FLOYD RIVER.

WELLS IS THE MAKER OF BLUE BUNNY BRAND ICE CREAM.

KATHY LEE, WITH THE IOWA DNR, SAYS THE SPILL IS BLAMED ON OPERATOR ERROR.

IT HAPPENED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A WORKER WAS FILLING A TANKER TRUCK.

ABOUT A THOUSAND GALLONS OF SOLUTION MADE ITS WAY TO THE RIVER.

THE COMPANY WAS SENT A LETTER CITING THEM FOR LATE REPORTING. THE DNR ASKS THAT SUCH SPILLS BE REPORTED NO LATER THAN SIX HOURS AFTER THE ONSET OR DISCOVERY.