LITTLE ROCK — PLAINTIFF CLAIMS
5.4 billion
Pounds of phosphorus in poultry litter produced in the Illinois River watershed from 2001 to 2006.
163,956,269
The number of chickens and turkeys produced in the Illinois River watershed in 2006 by the seven area companies.
18 inches
The depth of poultry litter produced annually in the Illinois River watershed if the litter was used to cover a two-lane highway between Fayetteville and Tulsa.
DEFENSE CLAIMS
2,000,194
The tons of cattle manure produced in the Illinois River watershed in 2002.
185
The number of people trying to buy poultry litter through an Oklahoma state agency's Web site that connects litter buyers with litter sellers.
29
The number of people trying to sell litter through the agency's Web site.
Northwest Arkansas, Pages 15 on 09/25/2009