{"id":43627,"date":"2021-08-05T16:49:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T23:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43627"},"modified":"2021-08-05T16:59:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T23:59:43","slug":"pipeline-co-to-pay-35-million-in-criminal-fines-and-civil-penalties-for-largest-ever-inland-spillage-water-from-oil-drilling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=43627","title":{"rendered":"Pipeline Co. to Pay $35 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties for Largest-Ever Inland Spillage Water from Oil Drilling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"node-subtitle\">Pipeline Rupture Caused 29 Million Gallon Spill Over 143 Days Before Discovery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Justice Thursday filed criminal charges under the Clean Water Act against Summit Midstream Partners LLC, a North Dakota pipeline company, according to officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">It discharged 29 million gallons of produced water from its pipeline near Williston, North Dakota, over the course of nearly five months in 2014-2015, authorities stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The discharge of more than 700,000 barrels of \u201cproduced water\u201d \u2013 a waste product of hydraulic fracturing \u2013 contaminated land, groundwater, and over 30 miles of tributaries of the Missouri River. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-1024x566.jpg\" alt=\"closeup photo of gavel\" class=\"wp-image-43541\" width=\"451\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-1536x849.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu-850x470.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/oxghu60nwxu.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The spill, believed to be the largest inland spill in history, was visible in photographs taken by satellites orbiting the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to the criminal charges, the United States and the State of North Dakota filed a civil complaint against Summit and a related company, Meadowlark Midstream Company LLC, alleging violations of the Clean Water Act and North Dakota water pollution control laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Under parallel settlements resolving the criminal and civil cases, the company has agreed to pay a total of $35 million in criminal fines and civil penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSummit prioritized profits over the environment. The company\u2019s disregard for pipeline safety resulted in pollution of the environment on a massive scale over 143 days,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim of the Justice Department\u2019s Environment and Natural Resources Division. \u201cSummit\u2019s conduct was criminal and its failure to immediately report the discharge a felony.&nbsp; This resolution holds the company financially accountable, requires enhanced compliance measures to prevent future spills, and provides compensation for North Dakota\u2019s damaged natural resources.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">If the court accepts the plea agreement, Summit will pay $15 million in federal criminal fines for negligently causing the continuous spill, failing to stop it and deliberately failing to make an immediate report as required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/l4ygusg0fxs-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"woman in gold dress holding sword figurine\" class=\"wp-image-43413\" width=\"332\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/l4ygusg0fxs-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/l4ygusg0fxs-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/l4ygusg0fxs-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/l4ygusg0fxs-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/l4ygusg0fxs.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Summit has further admitted that it knowingly did not share all relevant information regarding the volume and duration of the spill and that its reports to federal and state authorities \u201cwere incomplete and misleading,\u201d in papers filed in court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Summit eventually reported 70,000 barrels over a 10-day period despite an internal analysis showing the discharge was more than 700,000 barrels over 143 days. Under the terms of the proposed plea agreement, Summit will serve three years of probation in which comprehensive remedial measures are required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Under the proposed civil settlement, Summit, Meadowlark, and a third related company, Summit Operating Services Company LLC, will pay $20 million in civil penalties, perform comprehensive injunctive relief, clean up the contamination caused by the spill and pay $1.25 million in natural resource damages to resolve the civil case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Summit has spent over $50 million to date to clean up the spill under state oversight; ongoing remediation efforts under the civil settlement are expected to continue over the next several years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The civil settlement further requires Summit and Meadowlark to take concrete steps to prevent future discharges, including stringent pipeline installation, operation, and testing requirements; a centralized computational pipeline monitoring system; spill response planning and countermeasures; an environmental management system; and data management and training measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Independent third-party audits are required to ensure that certain injunctive measures are properly developed and implemented. These compliance measures were made a condition of Summit\u2019s probation in the proposed criminal plea agreement. The companies have also agreed to enter into a related administrative settlement with the North Dakota Industrial Commission.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Summit continued pumping produced water through the pipeline in 2014 to 2015 despite multiple warning signs that the line had ruptured:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aug. 17, 2014. Real-time pressure data collected by Summit showed a significant pressure drop, indicating a rupture had occurred.<\/li><li>Oct. 14, 2014: Summit\u2019s construction manager raised a concern about \u201cextreme low pressure on the pipeline.\u201d The facilities engineer responded: \u201cNot good. We may want to consider shutting it down.\u201d Summit continued to operate the line.<\/li><li>Nov. 4, 2014: the third-party operator of the injection well at the end of the pipeline (Company A) informed Summit that 115,000 barrels (4,830,000 gallons) of produced water were missing for the month of October, which is approximately 3,700 barrels (155,400 gallons) per day.<\/li><li>Dec. 3, 10, and 16, 2014: Company A followed up with Summit about the produced water discrepancy, having received no response to its previous inquiries. During this time, Company A confirmed the accuracy of its injection well meters and informed Summit that the discrepancy had risen to 4,900 barrels per day.<\/li><li>Jan. 6, 2015: A Summit employee walked the line, finally identifying the rupture.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The resulting 700,000-barrel discharge of produced water contained crude oil, chloride, sodium, ammonia, aluminum, arsenic, boron, copper, nickel, selenium, zinc, barium, benzene, and thallium, among other contaminants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Produced water is a waste product of oil extraction and can be toxic to plants, fish, and other aquatic wildlife. 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