Judge rules dairy farm liable for environmental violations

By: Beth Kevit, [email protected]//September 23, 2013//

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The owner of Duescher’s Legendairy Farms, an animal feeding operation, will pay the state $100,000 for environmental violations.

Kewaunee County Circuit Judge Dennis Mleziva found Keith Duescher liable for violations at his Algoma farm, according to a news release, including polluting wetlands and a navigable waterway, illegally storing and disposing of solid waste, and failing to check for asbestos before demolition.

Duescher’s Legendairy Farms is in receivership, according to the release.

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