Regulators ask state to penalize ETP for Rover spill
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has asked the state’s attorney general to pursue civil penalties against Energy Transfer Partners LP for a wastewater spill that occurred during Rover Pipeline construction, according to Reuters.
ETP violated rules against storm water discharges industrial waste disposal and the release of bentonite slurry — a clay and water mix — into waterways, according to an EPA report.
The $4.2 billion natural gas pipeline project will stretch from Pennsylvania to Ontario, making it the biggest under construction in the United States. ETP expects the first phase to enter service later this month and the second phase by November.
Learn more: Reuters > Ohio attorney general urged to penalize ETP for Rover violations
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