PA DEP Fines Carrizo $192K for 2 Incidents in Wyoming County
In Mach 2013 Carrizo Oil & Gas was fracking a Marcellus Shale well in Wyoming County, PA when they lost control of the well and wastewater and brine started coming out of the well faster than they could handle it--about 800 gallons a minute. Eventually about 200,000 gallons of wastewater and brine overflowed at the site (see Carrizo Problem Fracking NE PA Well, Evacuates 3 Nearby Families). About a month later, after investigating the damage, the state Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) allowed Carrizo to resume their fracking and drilling operations in that area (see Carrizo Resumes Fracking at Site of Spill in Wyoming County, PA). It's now more than a year later and the DEP has just handed Carrizo a $192,044 fine for failing to keep control of the well, which resulted "in environmental degradation and the evacuation of citizens from their homes." The fine also covers a second, much smaller incident that happened in April 2013...
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