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$76K Water Pollution Fine Against Iowa Cattle Feedlot Upheld December 11, 2020 An administrative judge has approved a $76,000 fine against an Iowa cattle feedlot for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging polluted wastewater into the East Fork of the Des Moines River. Tony and Joshua Brown, of Armstrong, Iowa, discharged pollutants into the river from the Riverview Cattle lot on 41 days, in a ruling from Administrative Judge Christine Donelian Coughlin that became final Nov. 30. The brothers contended the pollutants never reached the river. They did n...

Dec 09, 2020 Tony and Joshua Brown of Armstrong, Iowa, have been fined $76,000 by the EPA for violating the federal Clean Water Act. The brothers, doing business as Riverview Cattle, discharged pollutants from their cattle feedlot into the East Fork of the Des Moines River on 41 days, according to a judge’s ruling. “We are encouraged by Judge Coughlin’s ruling,” said David Cozad, director of EPA Region 7’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division. “Animal feedlot pollution is a serious threat to our nation’s waters and this ruling sends the right message that feedlot owners...

National & World Ag News Headlines Feedlot Penalized for Clean Water Act Violations USAgNet - 12/10/2020 A judge has ruled in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and fined Tony and Joshua Brown of Armstrong, Iowa, a $76,000 penalty for violating the federal Clean Water Act. The brothers, doing business as Riverview Cattle, discharged pollutants from their cattle feedlot on 41 days into the East Fork of the Des Moines River, according to the judge's ruling. "We are encouraged by Judge Coughlin's ruling," said David Cozad, director of EPA Region 7's Enforcement and Com...