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    January 5, 2016
    Commissioners to state: Just say ‘no’
    WILLISTON, N.D. — Williams County Commissioners finalized a letter Tuesday asking the state to deny leniency to Summit’s Meadowlark Midstream for a 3 million gallon brine spill in the vicinity of Blacktail Creek. The county creek, 14 miles north of Williston, feeds into the Little...
    business/energy-and-miningJanuary 5, 2016 - 7:57pm
    December 11, 2015
    Crews work to recover oil from Blacktail Creek north of Williston on Sunday, Jan. 25 after a pipeline leak released nearly 3 million gallons of saltwater that included some oil. Photo courtesy of Environmental Protection Agency
    State says pipeline leaked for more than 3 months
    WILLISTON – The operator of a saltwater pipeline that ruptured and contaminated a Missouri River tributary is facing more than $2.4 million...
    business/energy-and-miningDecember 11, 2015 - 11:54pm
    March 2, 2015
    Workers take soil borings on Feb. 18 near Blacktail Creek north of Williston to test for contamination after a pipeline rupture spilled nearly 3 million gallons of saltwater in the area. (FNS Photo by Amy Dalrymple)play button
    Pipeline company didn’t use remote sensors before leak
    WILLISTON — The pipeline that ruptured and spilled nearly 3 million gallons of saltwater, contaminating a nearby creek and two rivers near...
    business/energy-and-miningMarch 2, 2015 - 9:50am
    February 13, 2015
    Spill cleanup continues in Williams County
    WILLISTON — Summit Midstream has recovered more than 150,000 barrels of contaminated water — including a mixture of snow and ice melt water, water flowing in the creek, groundwater, produced water and 90 to 130 barrels of oil — from a brine and oil spill near Williston. The...
    business/energy-and-miningFebruary 13, 2015 - 11:51pm
    January 27, 2015
    Submitted Photo by Environmental Protection Agency Crews work to recover oil Sunday from Blacktail Creek north of Williston after a pipeline leak released nearly 3 million gallons of saltwater and oil on Jan. 6.
    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,...
    business/energy-and-miningJanuary 27, 2015 - 11:32pm
    January 26, 2015
    Photo by Zack Nelson / Williston Herald Crews dig up land at a saltwater spill site near Blacktail Creek outside Williston on Jan. 12. A North Dakota health official called the 70,000 barrel spill the state’s largest during the state’s current oil boom.
    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...
    business/energy-and-miningJanuary 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 70,000 barrels, or nearly 3 million gallons, of the brine escaped a rupture in a gathering line operated by Bridger Pipeline...
    business/energy-and-miningJanuary 21, 2015 - 8:41pm
    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...
    business/energy-and-miningJanuary 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...
    business/energy-and-miningJanuary 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...
    business/energy-and-miningOctober 28, 2013 - 6:13pm
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