Feedlot agrees to pay $42K in fines for polluting Boise River

An Idaho cattle feedlot has reached a settlement with the EPA requiring it to pay $42,000 in fines for discharging pollutants into the Boise River, the AP reports The EPA said in 2011, W/T Land & Cattle, located on the banks of the river near Notus, allowed animal waste to flow into the river during and after flood events without a permit.

EPA Compliance and Enforcement Director Edward Kowalski said in a prepared statement that in high water, animal waste can take several paths to nearby waterways, and feedlot operators located near rivers and streams need to be extra diligent to protect waterways.