(Postville, IA) -- An Iowa environmental group is threatening a lawsuit against a northeast Iowa meat packing plant. The Driftless Water Defenders accuse AgriStar Meats in Postville of continued violations of the Clean Water Act. The group cites AgriStar's self-reported dumping of ten times the legal limit of ammonia nitrogen last September, and 65 times the legal limit of suspended solids into the Yellow River. The group also accuses the Iowa DNR of failing to review the reports and ensure compliance with the law. The DNR says it has already served notice to the company.
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