Imperial Oil Charged $469K for Fouling
Imperial Oil has received a hefty fine after 62,000 litres of fuel leaked from a gas station near Kingston, Ont., and contaminated residential wells three years ago.
An Ontario judge ruled that the company must pay $375,000, along with a victim surcharge of about $94,000, after pleading guilty to permitting the discharge of fuel into the natural environment.
The gas, which leaked from one of the company's Esso stations along Highway 401, contaminated the groundwater used by eight homes near Odessa, Ont., about 25 kilometres west of Kingston.
The company has been responsible for supplying the affected residents with drinking water and cleaning up the contamination.
An Ontario judge ruled that the company must pay $375,000, along with a victim surcharge of about $94,000, after pleading guilty to permitting the discharge of fuel into the natural environment.
The gas, which leaked from one of the company's Esso stations along Highway 401, contaminated the groundwater used by eight homes near Odessa, Ont., about 25 kilometres west of Kingston.
The company has been responsible for supplying the affected residents with drinking water and cleaning up the contamination.
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