The U.S. EPA said on March 25 that federal, state, and local response agencies worked together over the past weekend to recover a potentially dangerous anhydrous ammonia tank floating in the Missouri River near Claysville, just west of Jefferson City, Mo. The 1,500-gallon tank, including its wheeled chassis, was reported floating downstream Friday afternoon, March 19.
Authorities were able to secure the tank on Friday and remove it from the river on Saturday. They found it was intact, with no evidence of a leak.
Once recovered, Missouri Farmers Association (MFA) agreed to store the tank at its location in Jefferson City. Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and MFA agreed to work together to attempt to find the tank owner. MFA will keep possession of the tank if no owner can be found.