J.R. Simplot was sued by environmentalists for discharging manure into the Snake River from the company s Grand View, Idaho, feedlot. The lawsuit filed in a federal court in Idaho alleges the 150,000-head feedlot has not had a permit to discharge since 2012.
The J.R. Simplot Company's Grand View Feedlot has polluted the Snake River without the proper accountability permit for more than 5 years, according to the lawsuit.
Snake River Waterkeeper, a nonprofit advocacy organization claims its water tests near Simplot’s Grand View Feedlot show dramatically higher bacteria content due to runoff from livestock waste.