on February 15, 2019
Mountaire reports accidental wastewater discharge
Between 750,000 and 1 million gallons spilled due to apparent mechanical failure of equipment
Mountaire Farms has reported to Delaware officials that it accidentally discharged between 750,000 and 1 million gallons of partially treated wastewater.
According to a statement from Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the accident occurred at the company’s poultry processing plant in Milsboro, Delaware, and was discovered…