Millions of gallons of feces, liquified hogs and old meat illegally discharged from a lagoon. Levels of ammonia in the groundwater at more than 17 times legal limits.These are just three of the 15 environmental violations amassed this year by White Oak Farms in Fremont.
The Yukon Water Board is asking the public to weigh in as the territory considers legislation to protect remaining undisturbed wetlands from small-scale gold mining in streams and riverbeds.