Güll accident in Stössing: Environmental risk to domestic fish!

Güll accident in Stössing: Environmental risk to domestic fish!

On Tuesday, March 12, 2025, the St. Pölten district experienced an alarming slurry accident in Stössing, which made it necessary for the fire brigade and farmers. In an agricultural company there was a considerable amount of manure that came into the nearby Stössingbach. According to Martin Mühlbauer, the fishing supervisor in the Böheimkirchen district, thousands of liter biogous substrate were buried, which endangered the fish stocks, especially those of the endangered brown trout.

To prevent larger environmental damage, the fire brigades Mobilized Stössing and Kasten. They built dams and started extensive pumping measures. Supported by local farmers, they were intensively busy to skim off the biogasse substrate and to fill them into manure drivers. Dancen arrived to empty the retention basin and parts of the manure were distributed on nearby fields. In an interview with the ORF, fire brigade leader Franz Rumel said that everything was undertaken to avoid further environmental hazards and to control the situation. The cause of the manure outlet has so far been unknown, Rumel suspects a possible pipe crime, the exact causes of which still have to be determined.

urgent measures against environmental risk

Despite the intensive efforts of the emergency services, the effect of this incident on the fish reserves and the surrounding nature remains unclear for the time being. The situation requires a thorough examination to collect more detailed information and take future precautions to prevent such incidents. According to ORF, the situation is observed closely, while the fire brigade continues to take all measures to minimize the impending environmental risk and to contain the damage. The incident represents a serious threat to the aquatic fauna and shows the need for security protocols in agricultural companies.

The authorities and the population are now called up to be vigilant and to pursue the developments, while the fire brigade reports, as reported, to protect the environment and to capture the danger. These operational measures are a crucial step to control the situation and to ensure the survival of the local fish species, as noe.orf.at reported.

Close cooperation between the emergency services and agriculture is crucial to prevent similar incidents in the future, and hopefully the ongoing investigations will soon bring clarity about the causes and possible consequences of this manure accident in Stössing, as well as OE24.at informed.