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Lawrence oil well operator charged with Clean Water Act violation - Mountain Top Media

ASHLAND, Ky. — A Lawrence County oil well operator has been indicted for a violation of the Clean Water Act. Joshua Ferguson is charged with a felony count of the charge in an indictment handed down in federal court on Thursday. The indictment alleges he dumped brine water from oil production into the Left Fork of Blaine Creek on Sept. 3. If convicted he faces a sentence of up to three years in prison and a fine between $5,000 and $50,000 for eac
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Mountain Top Media | | Pikeville, KY broke the news in on Friday, January 16, 2026.
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