Environmental concerns glow around Holcomb beef plant
Officials emphasize no environmental problem at Holcomb IBP plant while researchers note potential nonpoint pollution from large operations. Lagoon storage and extensive wastewater handling dominate the plant’s impact, with KDHE overseeing multiple permits and ongoing compliance checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holcomb
Elson
Texas Tech Research Group
IBP
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
al Guernsey
KDHE
Guernsey
Oil and Brine Transactions from Kansas Division EM Forms
A dated list from Kansas Division Emergency Management detailing oil and brine transactions with numerous companies. Entries span 1995 to 2001, listing dates, company names such as Helmerich & Payne ExxonMobil BP Amoco Berexco Petro Santander and volumes in barrels and gallons across crude oil brine and ammonia products. The data appears as a ledger of daily material movements and production-related deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmerich & Payne, Inc
Anadarko Petroleum Oil
ExxonMobil Corp
Anadarko Petroleum
Helmerich & Payne
Bpamoco
ExxonMobil
Hartman Oil Co
Beredco Inc
OXY USA
Devon Energy Prod
IBP Inc
Amoco
Americoid
Lawson
Anadarko
Mobil Oil Co
Berexco, Inc
ConAgra Refrigerant Unkr
Pete Santander
IBP, Inc
Amoco Prod. Co
American Warner ''c
ConAgra
ConAgra Beet Co
Hartman Oil Co. Inc
BP Amoco
Berexco
Browning Farms
Helmerich & Payne Inc
Iowa
Berexco Inc
Hartman Oil Co Inc
BP Amoco Prod. Co
Mobil Oil Corp
Helmerich & Payne Oil
Petro Santander
Dodge City Co-op Ammonia
Unkn
Web, Inc
Monfort Ammonia
Larson Opt. Co. Br
West Port Oil and Gas
Mobil Oil
OXY Jsa Inc
Finney County
Sharon Resources
Kansas
Emergency Management
Meatpackers Dominate Finney County Pollution Rankings
Environmental Defense Fund records from 1999 show four of the five top polluters in Finney County tied to the meatpacking industry. Holcomb Unit 1 Sunflower Electric leads with 1.3 million pounds, followed by IBP 114,445, ConAgra Beef 67,231, Palmer Mfg. & Tank 27,700, and Beef Products Inc 8,105.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vironmental Defense Fund
IBP
Holcomb
ConAgra
Garden City
Environmental Defense Fund
U.S
Finney County
TRI
IBP, Inc
ConAgra Beef
Palmer Mfg. & Tank, Inc
Beef Products, Inc
Kansas
Scott County
Southwest
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University of Missouri
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Arkansas River
Division of Emergency Management
Helmerich
Ayne, Inc
Mers
Blick’s Inc
Garden City Fire Services
St Johns
St. John
Heimerich & Payne Inc
Mobil Exxon
Clear Creek Transport
Heimerich & Payne, Inc
Collingwood Grain, Inc
UP Resources
Union Pacific Resources Co
Pennz Energy
DPC Cylinder Co
Monfort, Inc
Palmer
Petro S
Petco Land
Wheatland Electric Transformer
Energy Natural Gas
Rancon
Amor
Od. Co
Itander
Petco Sar
Amoco Pr
Hartman
Penzoil O
Wal-K
Hartman C
Universires
Amoco Pro
Petco Sand
Hele
Uniden
Renet Wnknowt Il Co., Inc
Tander
Payne
Amonia
Nia
Garden City Fire Dept
Argon
Petrosander Inc
Ammonia
Rayne Crude Oil
Heimerich&p Payne Oil
Heimerich & Payne
Heimerich & Payne Brine
Whitco Petroleum
Union Pacific Resources
Browning-Ferris
Ammi
Browning-Ferris Residential
Finney County E.P
Collingwood Grain Inc
Ant
Andala Aas
St. Catherine Hospital
Browning-Ferris Inc., Inc
Perez
Koch
The
Dick Construction
UPR
Union Pacific Res
Amoco Prod
Sonar Exe. Co
Monfort Inc
Lebseck P
Wheatland
WalMart
Garden City High School Mercy
Union Pacific Re
Wheaton Electric Transformer
Whitco
Wheatland Electric
SSE Transport Inc
Texaco
Hugoton Energy
Union Pacific
Porter’s
Main Street
Walnut
S. 4Th St
Fulton Discount Outlet
W. Fulton
Russell Child Development Center
Antasy
Russell
Southwind Country Club
Garden City, KS
Eda Aaa
Western State Bank
Dillons
Commerce Bank & Russell
Commerce Bank
Western Caribbean
Holland America
Panama Canal
Hawaii
Persor
Janet
Hallmark
Garden City Plaza
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