As part of the penalty, the company agreed to conduct an environmental audit within 90 days and turn over its findings to the agency. That audit found that Pilgrim's egg farms in Camp County, known as Strube 1 and 2, were out of compliance with state environmental regulations.
Permit application needs to be submitted.
Despite that admission and the need for a permit, Pilgrim's Pride didn' t apply for a permit in 1995. Nor in 1996 or 1997. And it was once again discovered that the facility, which houses 1.3 million hens, didn't have a permit. Butler said the company got an air permit for the facility after they purchased it in 1984, but believed it was grandfathered under the old ownership and therefore didn't need a water permit. Environmentalists aren't buying that explanation.