PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection has reached a $1.8 million settlement with Halliburton Energy
Services over solid waste management violations.
The DEP says in a Tuesday release that Halliburton's Homer City
facility stored, treated and transported hydrochloric acid without
obtaining proper permits between 1999 and 2011. That's about 50 miles
east of Pittsburgh.
well sites, and Halliburton transported it without proper trucking
records and without using a licensed hazardous waste hauler. DEP says
there's no evidence the 255 violations caused harm to the public or the
environment, and Halliburton signed a consent agreement on Feb. 7.
Halliburton, which is based in Houston, says it
is working with DEP in an ongoing effort to ensure the safe development
of natural resources.
