The following statement was released in response to an agreement between the company and government regulators over the former IBP wastewater plant at Dakota City, Nebraska:

Tyson Foods worked cooperatively with state and federal regulators concerning wastewater issues that occurred years ago at this former IBP plant.  Those issues have been resolved and the plant's Dakota City wastewater treatment system is operating effectively.

After we became aware in 2003 that some treatment plant processes were not performing as intended, operational changes were made and additional equipment and systems added, enabling the treatment system to function consistently. Some of the improvements included:  installing additional process monitoring equipment; expanding technical training in operations, awareness and troubleshooting; enhancing administrative, process and engineering controls; and improving ongoing environmental and technical surveillance via the facility’s Environmental, Health and Safety Management System.

Over the past nine years, approximately $27 million has been spent upgrading and improving the IBP wastewater treatment system at Dakota City.  This includes more than $4 million spent on modifications since 2003.