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Algoma Steel Fined $1.2M for 2022 Oil Spill Into St. Marys River
The company will pay a $1.2 million federal fine after an estimated 1,000 to 1,250 litres of gear oil reached the river.
- On Friday, Algoma Steel pleaded guilty to two federal charges related to a 2022 gear oil release into the St. Marys River, facing a total fine of $1.2 million.
- Between June 8 and 9, 2022, an estimated 1,000 to 1,250 litres of Morgoil overflowed from the Hot Mill after safety safeguards proved inadequate to prevent the release.
- The spill prompted a precautionary water advisory for downstream communities and forced the temporary shutdown of Echo Bay's municipal water intake to protect residents.
- Algoma's name will be added to the Environmental Offenders Registry, while the $1.2 million fine goes to the Environmental Damages Fund to support environmental projects.
- Since the incident, Algoma has invested in improved oil-transfer procedures, tank monitoring, automated controls, and containment equipment while expressing "regret" for the disruption caused to the community.
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ElliotLakeToday.comAlgoma Steel pleads guilty to two charges related to oil spill into St. Marys River
The incident resulted in a precautionary water advisory for downstream communities and the temporary shutdown of the Echo Bay municipal water intake
·Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
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