Official investigation begins into distribution of Mountaire settlement funds
Environmental chief resigns three weeks after being confronted with recorded evidence
Burdick alerts highest levels of federal government to institutional failure and corruption
County officials publicly lie about 100% permit compliance despite known violations
$205 million settlement finalized while excluding IBRWF from remediation requirements
Class counsel publicly admit to political manipulation and document concealment
Class member uncovers concealed public utility contamination through independent investigation
New representative living directly across from IBRWF added with wrongful death claim
Original class representative living near illegal landfill quietly excluded from settlement area
DNREC and Mountaire negotiate consent decree while excluding court-ordered intervenors
State documents serious violations at public wastewater facility but conceals from public
Class action expanded to include public wastewater facility without notice to class members
Expert witness discovers Mountaire disposed of high-nitrate sludge at public wastewater facility
Class action lawsuit filed seeking damages and remediation for groundwater contamination
State agency documents widespread permit violations and system failures
Former EPA Region 3 Administrator becomes Delaware's environmental chief
New county engineer takes oversight role for IBRWF during contamination crisis
Monitoring Well 24 shows catastrophic nitrate levels exceeding 100 mg/L
Executive Committee directs increased speed and production while aware of wastewater issues
Despite promised improvements, Mountaire's nitrogen removal process remains non-functional
DNREC issues notification for exceeding nitrate permit limits and other violations
DNREC annual compliance inspection notes elevated nitrates at IBRWF for first time
Mountaire adds rendering plant and promises wastewater improvements as environmental offset
Mountaire's permit to dispose of sludge at IBRWF is revoked
Federal intervention after nitrate contamination surges following harsh winter
Internal Mountaire documents reveal strategy to manipulate Delaware regulatory system
After years of dangerous contamination, Mountaire's monitoring wells show sudden improvement
Sussex County's Inland Bays Regional Wastewater Facility commences operations on contaminated land
