Construction runoff may have killed fish in Brookfield pond

BROOKFIELD

The manager of a modular home community said he is still waiting to hear what caused fish to turn belly-up in a pond on his property.

Brian Burson, regional manager of Brookfield Acres, 475 Warner Road, said the only information he has received about the matter is from news reports. Burson said the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Environmental Protection Agency let him know they were investigating the issue on Tuesday, but neither agency has contacted him since, he said.

He said a nearby property owner called the ODNR on Monday after he noticed several fish were lying motionless in the pond. The agency then notified the OEPA, which started taking samples of the pond water.

On Thursday, the OEPA said a preliminary investigation shows that runoff from a nearby construction site might have caused the fish to die.

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