GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) – Swift Beef Co. has agreed to pay $1.3
million to settle allegations that it violated the federal Clean
Water Act and Nebraska law at the company’s Grand Island beef
plant.
A news release from the U.S. Department of Justice says
violations occurred several times since 2006. Authorities say the
plant discharged pollutants beyond permitted levels to the Grand
Island wastewater treatment plant and directly into the Wood River.
The Justice Department says Swift already has spent more than $1
million at the plant to cut the release of pollutants.
Swift Beef is based in Greeley, Colo., and is a subsidiary of
JBS SA, a Brazilian company. A JBS USA statement says the Grand
Island plant is now in full compliance with discharge requirements
and is upgrading its wastewater treatment system.