Company Agrees to Settle Alleged Clean Water Act Violations
(AP) — A Colorado company has agreed to settle alleged Clean Water Act violations stemming from the company’s oil production activities in North Dakota, federal officials said.
As part of the settlement, Phoenix Petroleum LLC has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said.
The EPA said inspections of two of the Denver-based company’s tank batteries in Divide and Williams counties in 2015 found inadequate spill prevention plans and containment measures.
The EPA said Phoenix in January submitted an acceptable spill prevention plan and “photographic evidence confirming the necessary technical corrections had been made at the two facilities.”
Federal regulators said discharges from the facilities have the potential to impact White Earth Creek, a tributary to the White Earth River in western North Dakota.
The EPA said a public comment period on the proposed settlement ends June 26.
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