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MATL construction problems draw attention from DEQ
Excessive rutting caused by vehicles, disturbance of a Native American archaeological site and placing poles too far from fence lines has occurred during construction of the Montana Alberta Tie Line, according to the state Department of Environmental Quality.
December 10, 2010
by Karl Puckett
in Great Falls Tribune
Excessive rutting caused by vehicles, disturbance of a Native American archaeological site and placing poles too far from fence lines has occurred during construction of the Montana Alberta Tie Line, according to the state Department of Environmental Quality.
In a Nov. 22 letter to line developer Tonbridge Power Inc. CEO Johan van't Hof, DEQ Director Richard Opper said the "initiation of construction of the MATL line has not gone well."
Tonbridge, he wrote, already violated provisions of its certificate of compliance relating to excessive rutting and protection of cultural resources.
Opper writes that he has decided not to seek civil penalties at this... [continue via Web link]
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