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Commissioner urges stronger containment, larger fines after JBS releases 7,855 gallons to ditch
Summary
Commissioner Jane Richardson told the Hall County Board she tracked a JBS wastewater release of 7,855 gallons into a ditch that flows to the Wood River, praised improved notification from JBS, and said pumps were replaced and a third‑party engineer hired; she urged reexamination of fines relative to company revenue.
Commissioner Jane Richardson briefed the Hall County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 24 about a recent JBS wastewater release and urged the company and regulators to strengthen containment and penalties.
"There was a pump that broke resulting in over 7,800 gallons. It was actually 7,855 gallons of wastewater being released into the ditch north of the plant, which then flows through the Wood River," Richardson said, identifying the volume and the downstream path of the release.
Richardson said she was pleased with JBS’s notification process this time and that the company had replaced pumps in the affected area, added…
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