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Commissioners approve leaving residual produced-water contamination beneath 101st Ave NW and disclaim county liability
Summary
After reviewing remediation information from Stealth Energy Group, commissioners voted to leave residual produced-water contamination in place beneath 101st Ave NW for the road only and to hold the county harmless for future damages.
Mountrail County's Road & Bridge engineer presented a remediation proposal from Stealth Energy Group concerning produced-water contamination beneath 101st Ave NW. Sam Oster of Stealth Energy Group told the board that "the spill contamination has been remediated." Commissioners voted to approve leaving residual contamination in place under the road and to disclaim county liability for any future damages arising from the spill as part of the road approval.
The board's motion specifies the decision applies only to the county road and does not assume ongoing liability for future environmental claims related to the incident. State's Attorney Wade Enget was present during the discussion; commissioners recorded a unanimous vote to accept the recommendation as described in the minutes.
