SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb.—The Western Sugar Cooperative will pay a fine and invest at least $350,000 in pollution control upgrades at its Nebraska Panhandle plant.
The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday the Denver-based cooperative would pay nearly $57,000 in fines and improve its Scottsbluff, Neb., plant.
The EPA says the plant discharged extremely high levels of fecal coliform bacteria into the North Platte River on at least 14 occasions between December 2007 and January 2010.
The high levels of bacteria suggest the wastewater was contaminated with either animal or human waste.
Western Sugar agreed to install a water condenser system that will reduce discharges of pollutants and reduce the plant’s energy and water use.
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