A manure-lagoon overflow at a Maryland dairy farm killed nearly 11,000 fish across 25 species, state officials say; the farm already faces a pollution lawsuit and a civil-contempt request over alleged violations
- Representative imageAn overflow from a manure lagoon at Kilby Farms in Cecil County, Maryland, has killed nearly 11,000 fish across 25 species in Basin Run, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment.
- The incident, which came to light in early October 2026, marks a far larger fish kill than a similar event at the same farm in 2025.
- State officials say the discharge occurred as the dairy already faces a lawsuit and a civil-contempt request over alleged repeated violations of a 2025 settlement aimed at stopping pollution in the waterway, as per reports.
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- Representative imageAn overflow from a manure lagoon at Kilby Farms in Cecil County, Maryland, has killed nearly 11,000 fish across 25 species in Basin Run, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment.
- The incident, which came to light in early October 2026, marks a far larger fish kill than a similar event at the same farm in 2025.
- State officials say the discharge occurred as the dairy already faces a lawsuit and a civil-contempt request over alleged repeated violations of a 2025 settlement aimed at stopping pollution in the waterway, as per reports.
Sources: Times of India