Vermont Business MagazineVermont Attorney General TJDonovan today announced that Westminster Meats, LLC and its owner Daniel Mandich, agreed to pay the State $86,250 in civil penalties for environmental violations at their meat packing and processing facility located in Westminster, Vermont. In 2014-2015, the facility had several failures of its wastewater treatment system. The most serious violation occurred in August 2014, when a state inspector observed a garden hose being used to empty an overflowing tank of animal wastewater (including blood) into a small stream next to the facility’s driveway.
The State filed an enforcement action in Windham Superior Court. On November 6, 2017, the Court approved a stipulated judgment order.
The judgment order allows Defendants the opportunity to reduce a portion of the penalty based on financial disclosures showing inability to pay.
Related Documents:
State of Vermont v. Westminster Meats, LLC and Daniel Mandich, Stipulated Judgment
Source: Vermont AG 11.13.2017