Coastal GasLink has received a third fine for failing to adequately control sediment and erosion along their pipeline route.
This most recent penalty is due to non-compliance identified last February along Section 8 of their 670 km route, near Kitimat.
Previous non-compliance fines of $72,000 last February, and $172,000 in May were levied against CGL for similar reasons.
Now, the BC Environmental Assessment Office has opted to issue a third fine, worth $213,600.
Since construction started in 2019, the EAO has conducted more than 50 inspections across the pipeline route.
But, they say that the issues have improved, following the implementation of a compliance agreement in July.
CGL says they took immediate and decisive action to address the issues of the most recent fine, which ultimately led to that agreement.
Despite the agreement only covering 100 kms of the route, CGL says they have since implemented a number of control measures across the project related to erosion and sediment control.
Those measures include: additional oversight, greater collaboration and transparency with auditors, expanded training and hiring, and mitigation plans developed by Certified Professionals in Erosion and Sediment Control.
They say they have been inspected more than 500 times by regulators, and hold a 90 percent satisfactory rating, compared to the industry standard of 82 percent.
Additional penalties have been recommended by compliance and enforcement officers related to 2022, and are still under review.
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