The waiver was suggested by Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials after they learned the berm’s high cost could have forced the LRSWA to close the transfer station.
Emergency personnel were called to the Farmers Elevator & Exchange Co. grain elevator in Monroe City, MO on January 14 after receiving word that a large grain bin at the site possibly had a structural issue.
“The grain bin did present with signs of a structural issue, however, after evaluation, there were no signs indicating an immediate threat of collapse or immanent failure of the supports,” a post on the Monroe City Police Department page on Facebook stated.
After first responders arrived on scene, employees took actions to safeguard the structural integrity of the bin, according to police.
“As many of you may have heard, one of our grain bins showed some structural concerns yesterday. We are being proactively cautious and with the help of MCPD households under direct concerned were offered evacuation orders,” the company wrote in a post on its Facebook page. “The bin is being emptied and will be fully inspected before further use.”
Stanley Staats walks Dec, 3 at his farm in rural Wapello. Staats has filed several complaints about dicamba damage with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The state fined a local elevator $1,000 for dicamba damage to Staats’ chestnut trees. His was the only complaint filed in 2018 that led to a fine. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Stanley Staats works Dec. 3 on his computer in his home in rural Wapello. Continued drift of weedkillers, including dicamba and glyphosate, has killed dozens of trees in the 700-tree chestnut grove he planted 30 years ago. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Trees show damage to their branches in a grove at a chestnut farm belonging to Stanley Staats in rural Wapello. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)