DNREC & Mountaire Enter into Consent Decree Over Violations at Millsboro Plant

DNREC has filed a complaint in State Superior Court against Mountaire Farms.  The complaint requests civil penalties for the poultry company’s violations of its spray and land application permits at the Millsboro facility.  It calls for Mountaire to make short-term corrective measures, long-term system upgrades at the plant as well as environmental mitigation.  The complaint also wants Mountaire to provide an alternative water supply to nearby residents.  Click here for a copy of the Consent Decree .