LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A Youngsville man has pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge C. Michael Hill to one count of negligent discharge of pollutants.
KLFY-TV reports (https://bit.ly/1cUQJNP ) 56-year-old Robbie Mouton pleaded guilty this week.
According to evidence presented at the plea hearing, Mouton, who owns Robbie’s Gauging Service Inc. of Youngsville and is its principal gauger, negligently discharged a mixture of produced water and crude oil into the Vermilion River between Jan. 6, 2009 and Jan. 19, 2009 at an oilfield exploration site in Milton.
Mouton admitted that the discharge took place without a permit.
Mouton faces a year in prison, a year of supervised release, and a fine of $2,500 to $25,000 per each day of the violation or $100,000, whichever is greater.
No sentencing date was set.
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Information from: KLFY-TV, https://klfy.com
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