{"id":1002,"date":"2010-12-06T08:34:27","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T15:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valleywatch.net\/?p=1002"},"modified":"2010-12-22T18:09:37","modified_gmt":"2010-12-23T01:09:37","slug":"dog-boiled-alive-after-jumping-into-mint-farm-discharge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/valleywatch.net\/?p=1002","title":{"rendered":"Dog boiled alive after jumping into mint farm discharge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/valleywatch.net.previewdns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Easterly1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1003\" title=\"Easterly\" src=\"http:\/\/valleywatch.net.previewdns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Easterly1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><strong>August  15, 2010-by Gitte Laasby in the Post Tribune. On Thursday, South Bend  TV station WSBT measured temperatures of water downstream from the mint  farm as high as 190 degrees Fahrenheit. Photo shows IDEM Commissioner  Thomas Easterly who happily says his job is economic development.<\/strong><br \/>\nWALKERTON &#8212; A yellow labrador was boiled alive after  jumping into a ditch with scalding-hot water from an illegal water  discharge.<\/p>\n<p>The dog&#8217;s owner sustained third-degree burns on his  lower leg when he tried to save the dog. The mint farm responsible faces  fines, but continued its deadly discharge Friday &#8212; nearly a week later  &#8212; with the knowledge of state environmental officials.<\/p>\n<p>An  anonymous staff member at the Indiana Department of Environmental  Management said the handling of the case is the latest example of the  continuous dismantling of Indiana&#8217;s environmental enforcement, which has  included rewriting enforcement guidance and canceling contracts for  local air pollution monitoring in Gary and Hammond.<\/p>\n<p>IDEM  spokeswoman Amy Hartsock acknowledged Friday that the Materna Mint Farm  in Hamlet in Starke County was discharging without a permit. But despite  a multiday investigation with the conclusion that the mint farm likely  caused the scalding hot discharge, IDEM did not ask the company to stop  discharging.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My understanding is that we did conclude the  discharge from the facility exceeds the limits,&#8221; Hartsock told the  Post-Tribune on Friday. &#8220;Our goal is to work with companies to make sure  they take appropriate measures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have told them they need to  reduce the temperature and they need to do that as soon as possible.  There are alternatives to achieve that, and we have told them to get  that done. We are taking action. We want people to know we are just as  concerned as they are that this matter is resolved. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve  been out there.&#8221; (MORE)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-trib.com\/news\/2597068,mintaccident-814.article\" target=\"_blank\">Go to Original<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 15, 2010-by Gitte Laasby in the Post Tribune. On Thursday, South Bend TV station WSBT measured temperatures of water downstream from the mint farm as high as 190 degrees Fahrenheit. 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