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WI seeks court remedy for Clear Horizons digester

November 14, 2014, Waunakee, WI – Complaints about a troubled manure-processing plant near Waunakee have been referred to the state Department of Justice for enforcement action, officials said.

The Clear Horizons LLC facility was cited in connection with three spills totaling 400,000 gallons of manure, failing to remove enough lake-fouling phosphorus from the dairy animal waste before it is spread on farm fields and violating monitoring requirements, the state Department of Natural Resources said in a letter to the company.

DOJ lawyers can go to court to seek fines under state law. READ MORE