A pair of energy companies have agreed to pay $1.9 million in a civil penalty for spilling crude oil and produced water into streams in Natrona and Johnson counties, according to a news release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday. Companies that store oil must ensure they have adequate spill prevention and discharge response plans to protect public health and the environment, said Suzanne Bohan, director of EPA Region 8’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division. EPA is committed to ensuring compliance with federal requirements that safeguard our rivers and streams, Bohan said.
The Irving, Texas-based Fleur de Lis Energy and Fleur de Lis Operating, LLC, agreed to the settlement for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court for Wyoming.
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February 11, 2021
On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it reached a $1.9 million settlement with Fleur de Lis Energy and Fleur de Lis Operating for purported Clean Water Act (CWA) violations at the defendant’s Wyoming oil and gas facilities.
This settlement addresses six discharges of crude oil and produced waters which were reportedly released from the facilities operated by Fleur de Lis into shorelines. The settlement also resolves allegations that the company did not have sufficient Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plans and Facility Response Plans at some of its facilities.
Suzanne Bohan, director of EPA Region 8’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, said in the press release, “Companies that store oil must ensure they have adequate spill prevention and discharge response plans to protect public health and the environment … (the) EPA is committed to ensuring compliance with federal
EPA settlement with Fleur de Lis resolves oil spills affecting surface waters in Wyoming
Agreement resolves spills and lack of adequate spill prevention and response plans at facilities in Natrona and Johnson Counties
Cheyenne, Wyo. (February 10, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a Clean Water Act (CWA) settlement with Fleur de Lis Energy and Fleur de Lis Operating, LLC (Fleur de Lis) in which the companies have agreed to pay $1.9 million for alleged Clean Water Act violations associated with the operation of oil and gas facilities in the state of Wyoming.
The settlement, lodged today in the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, involves six separate discharges of crude oil and produced water from Fleur de Lis operated facilities into waters of the United States and their adjoining shorelines; inadequate Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans for five facilitie