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  • DEQ Issues "No Further Action" Letter on Cowry Pipeline Release

    Jeni Gracin|Dec 18, 2013

    The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a “no further action” letter on December 2, 2013, following successful cleanup of a release of crude oil from an abandoned Cowry pipeline north of Sidney, Mont. In August 2012, Cowry Enterprises reported a release of approximately 10 barrels of crude oil from an inactive pipeline that was being tested. The oil surfaced in a barrow ditch, then traveled 75 feet downhill to the Lower Yellowstone irrigation ditch. The irrigation ditch was closed at the time but did contain water. Cow...