Pa. DEP fines EQT $294,000 for release of drainage

Pa. DEP fines EQT $294,000 for release of drainage

Friday, November 16, 2018 by Sara Welch

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection penalized EQT Production Company for releasing 4 million gallons of abandoned mine drainage in Allegheny County. It fined the company $294,000, according to the Farm and Dairy.

During the construction of EQT’s Monongahela to Rostosky Waterline in Forward Township, Allegheny County, it inadvertently bored into the abandoned Gallatin mine, causing a discharge of abandoned mine drainage into unnamed tributaries to the Monongahela River, the Monongahela River and associated wetlands.

The company has since implemented an internal multi-department process to prevent future mine water releases.

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