A Loganton company facing disciplinary action by the state Department of Environmental Protection has not been ordered by the agency to shut down its operations
LAURA JAMESON ljameson@lockhaven.com
LOGANTON Nicholas Meat has temporarily closed its plant operations in Loganton due to a Department of Environmental Protection order.
On Feb. 9, DEP ordered the plant stop land application of food processing residual (FPR) to snow-covered fields.
“The Department’s action is driven by the increased potential for runoff due to the uncertain field conditions underneath the snow and the potential for increased runoff primarily due to melt,” DEP stated in a release on Tuesday.
In a statement released earlier this week Nicholas Meat said the order was issued with “little warning and no explanation.” It further says DEP “permitted this practice for more than a decade.”