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Ohio EPA Wants to Raise Fine Against Pipeline Builder
By: Associated Press
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CANTON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s environmental watchdog agency has increased the proposed penalty for the builder of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline after tests found diesel fuel in drilling mud spilled in a wetland.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it’s proposing to raise the penalty against Rover pipeline builder Energy Transfer from $430,000 to $914,000. The agency has ordered the company to monitor groundwater near the spill area and a quarry where mud was dumped.
The quarry is near a well that supplies drinking water to 40,000 Stark County customers.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said Thursday it wants records related to mud disposal preserved for the $4.2 billion project.
An Energy Transfer spokeswoman says the company is cooperating with both agencies.