$1M fine levied for 2015 oil spill in eastern Montana
GLENDIVE, Mont. — An oil pipeline company will pay Montana $1 million for a 2015 spill that put 31,000 gallons into the Yellowstone River and contaminated Glendive's water supply.
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality announced the civil penalty against Bridger Pipeline LLC on Thursday. The penalty followed a public comment period.
The penalty will be paid as $200,000 to the state's general fund and at least $800,000 on approved "supplemental environmental projects" aimed at reducing pollution, benefiting public health and restoring the environment, according to the DEQ.
"Our next step will be to work on the proposal related to the SEP," said Wendy Owen, spokeswoman for True Oil, which operates Bridger Pipeline, "and we will be providing that to the state."
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