The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on July 10 that the operator of the Keystone Pipeline has agreed to pay $26.8 million in civil penalties to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act stemming from a 2022 rupture in Kansas.
Canada-based South Bow, the pipeline’s operator, also agreed to invest an estimated $40 million in efforts aimed at preventing future accidents, according to the agency’s statement.
Under the settlement agreement, South Bow will also contribute $3 million to the state of Kansas for natural resource restoration projects to resolve violations of state laws, it added.
The Keystone Pipeline is a 2,687-mile liquid oil pipeline system that runs from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, to Port Arthur, Texas. The rupture occurred in December 2022 on the segment between Steele City, Nebraska, and Cushing, Oklahoma, according to the EPA….