A ROSWELL MEAT PACKING PLANT COULD BE ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO OPENING. NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN JIM WINCHESTER TELLS 770 KKOB A HEARING HAS BEEN SET FOR VALLEY MEAT COMPANY'S WASTE WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND AT THE CHAVEZ COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN ROSWELL. THE HEARING WILL START AT 9:00 AM.
PUBLIC COMMENT IS WELCOMED, BUT COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE DISCHARGE PERMIT. IF IT'S ALLOWED TO OPERATE, THE PLANT WOULD PACKAGE HORSE MEAT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
