Nearly 11,000 fish die downstream from embattled Maryland dairy farm
This has happened multiple times *after* DEP told this guy to clean up his act.
I hope this farm gets shut down and this guy gets fined millions/goes to jail. Ben Flahart is a complete POS.
Edit to include the key grafs (although the Banner is available thru many libraries)—
A spokesperson for the Maryland Department of the Environment said in a statement Friday that inspectors estimate nearly 11,000 fish died across 25 species, with preliminary findings suggesting the die-off was caused by an overflow at a Kilby Farms manure lagoon.
MDE sued Kilby Farms and an associated real estate company this year over failures to comply with a 2025 settlement to end discharges of foul liquid into Basin Run. The waterway, which is beloved by locals for its population of wild trout, flows west through Cecil County before emptying into the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay.