The deal puts an end to a lawsuit that Kinnard Farms filed against the state Department of Natural Resources last year. Court documents show the settlement went into effect Saturday. Kinnard Farms officials said the agreement was reached last month.
One of Wisconsin’s largest dairy
operations has reached a settlement with state environmental regulators
that calls for the company to eventually stop spreading liquid manure
in exchange for avoiding groundwater monitoring requirements.The Kinnard operation includes 16 industrial farms with about 8,000 cows. It has struggled with agricultural pollution for years as contaminants seeped into private wells. Kewaunee County has relatively shallow soil that does a poor job filtering water, making the area especially susceptible to groundwater contamination...
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