A farmer who made nearly half a million pounds running an illegal waste tip on a family farm has been ordered to pay more than £225,000 or face a lengthy jail term.
The court said Heddwyn Williams, 59 from Swansea, earned an estimated £433,500 from charging people and companies to dump their waste on his land.
Natural Resources Wales found that Mr Williams had spread manure over large amounts of waste at Bolgoed Road, Pontarddulais, Swansea.
It was presumed he was attempting to grow grass over the waste to cover it.
He admitted offences of illegal depositing, but claimed the majority of waste was to build a farm track he had planning permission for.
Martyn Evans, NRW head of operations south west Wales, said: "We gave Mr Williams every opportunity to comply with the conditions in his permits but he did not do this.
"We will continue to clamp down on the illegal waste trade to protect our natural resources and our communities, and to ensure a level playing field for legitimate businesses."
