Oil and gas company's ruptured pipe contaminates soil, ditch, in north Fort Collins
Thousands of gallons of concentrated brine, or produced water, leak into soil, ditch in north Fort Collins from Prospect Energy pipe.
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Thousands of gallons of concentrated brine, or produced water, leak into soil, ditch in north Fort Collins from Prospect Energy pipe.
Larimer County officials suspect Prospect Energy's poor maintenance practices caused a fire at one of its oil storage sites in May.
Prospect Energy replaced the tanks that were triggering air quality complaints near Fort Collins. Regulators have since documented more leaks.
A Larimer County man's 11-month journey to stop leaks at an oil storage facility near his home illustrates gaps in enforcement, conservationists say.