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LAKEHEAD PIPE LINE COMPANY, INC.

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Final Order No Penalty · 31385

Penalty
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1998-0832
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order No Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

COMPANY IS DRILLING AN OIL PIPELINE FROM CANADA DOWN THRU NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NW INDIANA. RESPONDENT WAS DRILLING UNDER HIGH QUALITY WETLANDS AREA WHEN DRILLING MUD WAS RELEASED AND BUBBLED UP INTO THE WETLANDS. THIS ORDER SUPERSEDES THE 309(A) ORDER ISSUED ON 8/28/98. THIS ORDER, BESIDE PROHIBITING DISCHARGES TO THE WETLANDS, REQUIRED COMPLIANCE WITH RESTORATION PLAN APPROVED BY EPA, NOTIFICATION OF ANY ADDITIONAL RELEASES OF DRILLING MUD INTO WETLANDS, AND OBTAINING AN AMENDMENT BY THE CORP TO THE NWP 12 PERMIT TO ADD AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.

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