Consent order filed requiring Colonial Pipeline to pay nearly $5M penalty for 'state’s largest gasoline spill'

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DEQ files Consent Order requiring Colonial Pipeline to take additional action, pay penalty

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today filed a proposed Consent Order for entry by the Mecklenburg County Superior Court to hold Colonial Pipeline accountable as the responsible party in the state’s largest gasoline spill. The Consent Order, if approved by the court, would require Colonial to take specific remedial actions and pay nearly $5 million related to the August 2020 fuel release in the Oehler Nature Preserve n