DURANGO, Colo.—ConocoPhillips Co. has agreed to pay $175,000 in fines and install pollution-control equipment to settle alleged Clean Air Act violations on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleged that a permit for the company’s Sunnyside compressor station that took effect in December 2005 required ConocoPhillips to install an oxidation catalyst control system, but the company did not do so until March 2007.
The agency also alleged that ConocoPhillips was not keeping required emissions records, among other violations.
Under the settlement announced Thursday, ConocoPhillips will install new equipment and implement practices to reduce emissions and conserve natural gas.
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Information from: Durango Herald,
