The company generated a revenue of $7.9 billion in 2016. Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has operations in 14 states, Mexico, and Puerto Rico and is a supplier to KFC, Wal-Mart, Publix, and Wendy’s. “We have achieved our end goal to help protect this valuable river for the enjoyment of all Florida citizens and visitors to the Sunshine State.” “I am so proud to have been a part of this lawsuit and settlement,” said Whitey Markle, a longtime member of the Suwannee-St. Today’s settlement is part of Environment America’s effort to reduce the massive toll that corporate agribusiness is imposing on America’s rivers and streams. “This great outcome demonstrates the importance of citizen lawsuits. “Our state officials were not doing enough to protect one of Florida’s most important rivers so we stepped in as citizen enforcers of the Clean Water Act,” said Jennifer Rubiello, State Director of Environment Florida, a state affiliate of Environment America. Pay $1.43 million, of which $1.3 million would be used to create a Sustainable Farming Fund designed to improve soil, groundwater, and surface water quality in the Suwannee Basin, and $130,000 would be paid to the U.S.Conduct a water use and reuse study, an analysis of the plant’s water supply system, and various upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant and.Conduct a toxicity identification evaluation to address the cause of the plant’s toxicity violations.Conduct a comprehensive study on eliminating the plant’s wastewater discharge to the Suwannee River.“Not only will the settlement directly address illegal pollution from the Live Oak plant, but the significant penalty payment should deter other polluters in Florida from breaking our fundamental environmental laws.”įiled in court today, the settlement terms would require Pilgrim’s Pride to: “Today’s settlement is a major step towards restoring the health of one of Florida’s most beautiful rivers,” said Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, Organizing Representative for the Sierra Club. “whole effluent chronic toxicity,” which is an indication that wastewater is toxic to, and can harm, aquatic life.“biological oxygen demand,” which can suck up the oxygen needed by aquatic organisms.“specific conductance,” which can indicate high levels of chloride, nitrate or sulfate.
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