Washington State Slaughterhouse Operator Agrees to Resolve Clean Water Act Permit Violations
Washington State Slaughterhouse Operator Agrees to Resolve Clean Water Act Permit Violations
Washington Beef LLC, the operator of a large slaughterhouse in Toppenish, Wash., has agreed to pay a $750,000 civil penalty and will install several pieces of new waste water treatment equipment that the Environmental Protection Agency estimates will cost approximately $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Water Act.