Allen Harim plant cited for environmental violations
Allen Harim’s Harbeson chicken plant appeared to be operating normally Feb. 17 as workers came and went into the plant.
The calmness belied reports that the plant had been shut down Feb. 14 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture due to unsanitary conditions. Officials from USDA were not available for comment Feb. 17, and officials from Allen Harim did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Allen Harim’s wastewater plant has been cited for environmental violations in the past, at both the Harbeson plant and the company’s Dagsboro hatchery.
In November 2018, Allen Harim was fined $300,000 by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and had to terminate spray irrigation activities in Dagsboro. The penalties stemmed from numerous violations of the company’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit from July to November 2016.
The company’s environmental history has been cited by citizen activists in opposition to a plan for Allen Harim to pump treated wastewater to Artesian’s Sussex Regional Recharge Facility at the corner of Route 30 and Route 16 for spray irrigation. RYAN MAVITY PHOTO
Ryan Mavity covers Milton and the court system. He is married to Rachel Swick Mavity and has two kids, Alex and Jane. Ryan started with the Cape Gazette all the way back in February 2007, previously covering the City of Rehoboth Beach. A native of Easton, Md. and graduate of Towson University, Ryan enjoys watching the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Capitals and Baltimore Orioles in his spare time.
