Justice Dept.: Waco Oil and Gas Reaches Agreement With U.S. and State of West Virginia to Pay $825,000 Fine and Restore Creeks and Wetlands
September 30, 2023
September 30, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
The Justice Department, working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of West Virginia, reached a proposed consent decree yesterday with Waco Oil and Gas Co. Inc. to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and West Virginia state law for unauthorized discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States in Braxton County, West Virginia.
The Justice Department, working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of West Virginia, reached a proposed consent decree yesterday with Waco Oil and Gas Co. Inc. to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and West Virginia state law for unauthorized discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States in Braxton County, West Virginia.