The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. must prepare and submit several plans to the U.S. Environmental Agency regarding oil pollution. <\/p>\n
The plans are \u201cnecessary to mitigate the threat of discharge and address the imminent and substantial threat to public health or welfare of the United States,\u201d according to the agreement reached between CUC, Gov. Benigno R. Fitial and the U.S. Department of Justice. The agreement was devised after several penalties were filed against CUC. <\/p>\n
Under the agreement, CUC must submit various reports, including an oil inventory self-inspection; spill prevention plan; and pipeline repair and\/or replacement plan. <\/p>\n
CUC is also required to devise a health and safety plan \u201cthat ensures the protection of the human health and safety during performance of work,\u201d according to the agreement.<\/p>\n
Charles Reyes, press secretary for the Governor\u2019s Office, said the oil pollution plan, along with the wastewater plan have been in the works for about seven years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been working on it and we\u2019ve made a major breakthrough with this plan and agreement,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Dean Higuchi, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said he could not comment on the agreement because it has not been signed by the U.S. Department of Justice. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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