TRIBUNE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas environmental regulators have approved a permit for a massive new hog feeding operation in Greeley County.

Seaboard Foods said in an email Thursday that it has not yet scheduled construction at Ladder Creek West.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued on Tuesday a permit for 120 swine buildings to hold up to 132,000 pigs.

The site nine miles from Seaboard’s existing Ladder Creek complex expands its operations in Greeley County to 330,000 mature hogs.

Approval comes despite opposition by environmentalists who question whether this part of the Ogallala Aquifer has enough water left to properly operate the facility.

Seaboard contends its flow tests of wells show sufficient water.

KDHE says it is not required by statute or regulation to ensure the facility has access to sufficient water.