The Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) have reached a settlement agreement with Antero Resources Corporation for their improper disposal into waterways violating Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) at 32 sites in Harrison, Doddridge and Tyler counties in West Virginia, according to Farm and Dairy.

The settlement will require Antero to pay a civil penalty of $3.15 million and to conduct restoration, stabilization, and mitigation work at impacted sites. Additionally, the company will have to provide mitigation for aquatic resource impacts.

The violations involved the unauthorized disposal of dredged and fill materials into waters of the United States at or near sites where Antero had constructed well pads, compressor stations, impoundments, pipeline crossings, access roads and other structures related to Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction via hydraulic fracturing.

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