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Alabama shuts down poultry waste sludge operation north of Birmingham
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
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Alabama’s environmental regulator has ordered an out-of-state company to stop spreading poultry processing waste as fertilizer at an old coal mine north of Birmingham.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management issued a cease and desist order Wednesday night to Arkansas-based Denali Water Solutions, requiring the company to stop depositing poultry waste at the old Knob No. 1 mine site off Mt. Olive Road in northern Jefferson County.
Nearby residents complained of offensive odors coming from the site, and environmental groups were concerned about the waste reaching the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River as reported previously by AL.com.
Alabama orders company to quit spreading poultry waste
March 11, 2021
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Alabama authorities have ordered an out-of-state company to stop spreading poultry waste at one of its operations amid complaints about the odor.
Environmental groups have also expressed concerns about the waste which is spread as fertilizer reaching a fork of the Black Warrior River. Regulators say they found no evidence that the waste had reached nearby streams.
The waste was being spread at an old coal mine north of Birmingham, Al.com reported.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management late Wednesday ordered Arkansas-based Denali Water Solutions to stop spreading the waste.
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