10,000 gallons of hog waste from a Callaway County hog farm flowed Monday into a waterway that is a part of Millers Creek.
The waste came from the hog feeding facility, Pork Master Inc., and flowed into the Mark Twain National Forest.
Pork Master Inc. is under a discharge permit issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR), why the spill is a violation of the permit, Spokeswoman Gena Terlizzi says.
"By this requirement they cannot discharge waste. In this case the waste was discharged into a nearby body of water – a tributary that flows into Millers Creek. For the protection of the environment and the protection of the water they can't discharge waste."
DNR are investigating the case now and within a week they will say if there is there is a potential for enforcement activities for the facility.
