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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
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contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
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the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Salt Lake City Pipeline Leak
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposed a $423,600 penalty Chevron Pipe Line Company after an investigation into a June 2010 pipeline failure near the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. The pipeline failure resulted in the release of 800 barrels (33,600 gallons) of crude oil into the ground and nearby Red Butte Creek. PHMSA concluded that Chevron may have failed to institute and follow required procedures to patrol its pipeline rights-of-way, control corrosion on its system and protect its pipeline from stray electrical currents and did not have an adequate means to detect leaks along its pipeline system.
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- Transportation
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Administrative
- Disposition
- Fine
- Date of Penalty Announcement
- 11/1/2010