Hog manure drained into Blue Creek again

Dead fish floated down the Blue Creek this past weekend amidst a stream flowing with hog manure. Sunday, September 23 a concerned Adams County resident called the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) concerning a possible contamination of the Blue Creek Ditch, part of the St. Mary’s watershed, northeast of Berne. Immediately the DNR called the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and the source of the manure was traced back to the farm of David A. Schmidt, 3873 S 200 E, Monroe.