The city of BillINGS, Mont. A diesel line in Wyoming owned by a company that is being sued by federal prosecutors over previous spills in two other states cracked open and released more than 20,000 gallons of fuel.
The spill that was discovered on July 27 is still being cleaned up, according to Joe Hunter. There was a fuel spill on private ranchland in eastern Wyoming.
The contaminated soil will be spread onto a dirt road where the fuel is expected to mostly evaporate.
According to an accident report submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard's National Response Center, the line is operated by Bridger.
There is a closed river in the area.
According to a National Response Center database, the company initially reported only 410 gallons had spilled, but later revised its estimate to 45, 150 gallons.
True and its subsidiaries have had spills in the past. In May of this year, federal prosecutors in Montana alleged that representatives of Bridger Pipeline had concealed from regulators problems with a broken pipe. The break dumped more than 50,000 gallons of crude into the river and polluted the drinking water supply.
In North Dakota, federal prosecutors and the state Attorney General's Office are pursuing parallel claims of environmental violations against a second True companies subsidiary.
The representatives of the companies denied that pollution laws were broken and that problems with the Montana line were concealed.
The Wyoming spill was caused by a crack at a weld in the line. He said that the spilled fuel did not appear to reach any waterways.
Hunter said that there wouldn't be any enforcement actions by the state at the moment. One of those things happen when it's an older line.
The original owner of the steel line installed it in 1968. It was inspected using a device that traveled inside the pipe to look for flaws. No issues were found at the time.
We will replace the soil and restore the land as close to its original condition as possible.
A thorough investigation needs to be conducted into the cause of the spill, according to Kenneth.
It's frustrating to hear of another Bridger leak. The environment, wildlife, and surrounding communities were negatively impacted by the spill.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is part of the US Department of transportation. The agency was notified about the spill but did not respond to questions from the AP.
The federal government and Montana received a $2 million settlement from Bridger. The company was fined $1 million by the state of Montana.
That's right.
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