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    January 27, 2015
    Warmth hurts cleanup: Contaminated water moving more quickly into Little Muddy River
    WILLISTON — Temperatures that reached into the 50s Tuesday in the Oil Patch hampered cleanup efforts at the site of a massive pipeline leak, making the contamination spread more quickly into the state’s waterways, officials said. Melting snow and increased flows made it difficult...
    Energy / BakkenJanuary 27, 2015 - 11:32pm
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    January 26, 2015
    Inspectors missing from pipeline puzzle
    WILLISTON — State oversight of more than 20,000 miles of underground pipelines has been “very, very minimal” as it struggles to hire qualified inspectors, a spokeswoman for the North Dakota Industrial Commission says. New rules approved by the Industrial Commission that took...
    Energy / BakkenJanuary 26, 2015 - 7:51pm
    January 21, 2015
    VIDEO: Williams Co. brine spill is biggest in years
    A spill earlier this month from a saltwater line north of Williston has turned out to be the biggest spill of North Dakota's current oil boom. Approximately...
    Energy / waterJanuary 21, 2015 - 8:41pm
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    January 15, 2015
    State: Brine spill reached Missouri River
    WILLISTON — Brine escaped from a leak in a saltwater disposal line in Williams County has reached the Missouri River, the North Dakota Department of Health said Thursday. Summit Midstream owns the line but it’s operated by subsidiary Meadowlark Midstream Company. The rupture...
    Energy / BakkenJanuary 15, 2015 - 11:22pm
    January 8, 2015
    Saltwater spill affects Blacktail Creek
    WILLISTON — An undetermined amount of saltwater was released in Williams County, impacting nearby waters in Blacktail Creek, downstream from Blacktail Lake, the North Dakota Department of Health said. Summit Midstream reported the release of produced water from a saltwater disposal...
    Energy / waterJanuary 8, 2015 - 9:51pm
    October 28, 2013
    Billings County saltwater spill cleanup proves to be a ‘logistical challenge’
    BELFIELD – Cleanup of last week’s saltwater spill at a disposal well in Billings County is proving to be a “logistical challenge,” a state Health Department official said Monday. Encore Energy Partners Operating LLC reported on Wednesday the spill of an estimated 150 barrels...
    Energy / waterOctober 28, 2013 - 6:13pm
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