Tyson pleads guilty to clean water act violations in Monett
September 28, 2017
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Tyson Poultry Inc. pleaded guilty to two counts of violating the federal Clean Water Act in 2014 with discharges from its plant in Monett.
Under a plea deal announced Wednesday in federal court in Springfield, Tyson agreed to pay a $2 million fine, serve two years of probation and pay $500,000 to maintain and restore waterways in the Monett area.
The discharge of an animal feed ingredient into Monett wastewater treatment system disrupted the plant's operation and killed more than 100,000 fish in a nearby stream.
The company said in a statement that it was taking full re...
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