WISCONSIN LEGISLATOR SAYS PFAS POLLUTION IN STATE'S WATER SEEMS 'INSURMOUNTABLE'
The settlement also calls for Kinnard Farms to upgrade two waste storage facilities and a feed storage area.
A factory farm has reached a $215,000 settlement with the Wisconsin Department of Justice over pollution allegations stemming from the apparent improper spreading of manure.
The Kinnard operation includes 16 industrial farms with about 8,000 cows. The company has struggled with agricultural pollution for years as contaminants began showing up in private wells.
WISCONSIN GOV. EVERS APPOINTS FARMER TO NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD
Kinnard Farms owner/operator Lee Kinnard said in a statement that the farms decided to settle rather than face a lengthy and costly dispute. He said the farms "look forward to pursuing state-of-the-art manure management technology."
Kinnard Farms sued the state Department of Natural Resources in April 2022 over permitting changes that require the operators to limit the size of their herd and monitor groundwater for contamination. That lawsuit is still pending.