SEATTLE (AP) — The Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $272,900 for a diesel fuel spill that went into a salmon stream in Southern Oregon after two locomotives derailed.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the settlement Thursday.
The agency says 4,200 gallons of diesel went into Cow Creek near Riddle, forcing city schools and a water treatment plant to shut down for two days due to water contamination.
The spill also threatened salmon and steelhead habitat in the creek.
