Environmental & Energy
Dec. 17, 2021
Company gets 18 months probation, $2.5M fine for Walnut Creek Canal spill
Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that SFPP, owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, agreed to the plea deal at arraignment Thursday morning in Contra Costa County Superior Court. The company pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors: water pollution and failing to immediately report a discharge of oil into waterways.
Company gets 18 months probation, $2.5M fine for Walnut Creek Canal spill
A subsidiary of one of the largest energy companies in the nation agreed Thursday to pay $2.5 million in fines and penalties, and to serve 18 months probation for spilling 63,000 gallons of gasoline into the Walnut Creek Canal last year.
Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that SFPP, owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, agreed to the p...
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