Source: https://vtdigger.org/, October 16, 2025
By: Austyn Gaffney

A major dairy in Addison County learned on Thursday that a pair of environmental nonprofits intended to sue the farm for violating the federal Clean Water Act.

The nonprofits alleged Vorsteveld Farm, a concentrated animal feeding operation in Panton, has poured pesticides directly into Dead Creek, a tributary of Lower Otter Creek and Lake Champlain, according to the notice of intent to sue, but did not have a legally required federal pollution permit for those discharges. The chemicals from the farm have exceeded state and federal safety standards and could be harmful to human and environmental health, the notice alleged. Read more.