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The fines now stand at $2.3 million and stem from what the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency says are numerous water and air pollution violations during construction of the $4.2 billion Rover Pipeline.
Dallas-based developer Energy Transfer Partners, which also was behind the Dakota Access oil pipeline, has resisted attempts at resolving the fines, said Craig Butler, director of Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency. (For more Toledo news, subscribe to the Toledo Patch for free to receive breaking news alerts and daily newsletters.)
Butler said he is now asking the state’s attorney general to get involved.
Energy Transfer Partners said it will continue to work with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to meet its requirements.
The head of the Ohio EPA said the pipeline company doesn’t think the state has authority to impose regulations because the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission already gave the company approval on the project.
"That really is the heart of the matter," Butler said.