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State environmental regulators reduced a fine that stemmed from a large fish kill last year in eastern Iowa after the owners of the culpable farm operation appealed.
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A eastern Iowa farm operation appealed the $10,000 fine levied by the state this year and had it reduced by 30%.
Iowa regulators believe liquid ammonia fertilizer caused the fish kill last year near Coggon.
Contaminated water from a fertilizer containment area at an eastern Iowa farm was routinely pumped into a tile drain, which poisoned a pond and more than 50,000 small fish.