SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Smithfield, owner of the John Morrell pork processing plant, has issued a revised statement regarding a recent release of wastewater.
Their statement:
SMITHFIELD, Va., August 21, 2018 — Smithfield Foods, Inc. has corrected wastewater treatment operations at the company’s facility in Sioux Falls and is back within the regulatory limits of its Surface Water Discharge Permit. Smithfield takes environmental compliance very seriously and strives for 100% compliance, 100% of the time. There was no risk to human health and no reports of impact to fish or other area wildlife.
