Biotech company to pay $90K for fish kill, spill in Lizard Creek

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 485

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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CJ Bio America Inc., a biotechnology plant in Fort Dodge, has agreed to pay more than $90,000 to the state for a spill that resulted in a fish kill in Lizard Creek, according to a consent order with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

The spill occurred in April 2025, when the facility, which manufactures amino-acid additives for livestock, accidentally overfilled a bladder with a manufacturing byproduct. While the majority of the byproduct …

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