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SD PUC Watching Pipeline Leak Clean Up

SD PUC Watching Pipeline Leak Clean Up

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The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has taken a “hands off” approach to that oil spill that occurred near Freeman in early April.
The Keystone pipeline sprang a leak resulting in the spill of about 17,000 gallons of crude oil.
PUC Chairman Chris Nelson…

So it’s the federal government that’s been doing all of the follow up work….

Nelson says while these incidents get a lot of media coverage, they are rare…

The contaminated soil was removed from the spill site and taken to Minnesota for disposal.

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