Permit application likely would have been denied after community, environmental groups voiced concerns over Pomme De Terre watershed’s current pollution levels.
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The Water Protection Program received notice on Jan. 2, 2024, that Missouri Prime Beef Packers is withdrawing its permit application to use the innovative iLEAF technology for discharge to the Pomme de Terre watershed. This permit application was the subject of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Draft Notice of Intent to Deny Missouri State Operating Permit MO-0113204, Nov. 7, 2023, and a public meeting scheduled for Jan. 6, 2024. As the department no longer has a permit application to consider or deny, a public hearing is no longer necessary. By way of this announcement, the department is notifying the public and interested parties that the public hearing scheduled for Jan. 6, 2024, is hereby canceled. No future public meetings for this site are scheduled at this time.