Federal Jury Finds N.C. Poultry Processor Guilty of 10 Clean Water Act Violations

摘要

A federal jury has found a North Carolina poultry processing company guilty of 10 counts of violating the Clean Water Act (United States v. House of Raeford Farms Inc., M.D.N.C, No. l:12-cr-248, 8/20/12). House of Raeford Farms, based in Rose Hill, was charged with authorizing employees to bypass the company's pretreatment system and discharge untreated wastewater containing turkey parts, blood, and grease directly into the municipal treatment plant without notifying the city first. Under the company's discharge permit, bypasses of its treatment system were prohibited without prior authorization from the city of Raeford, the Justice Department said.