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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Southern California Gas Co.
Current Parent Company: Sempra Energy
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Penalty: $4,000,000
Year: 2016
Date: September 13, 2016
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Southern California Gas Co. pleaded no contest to a charge of failing to immediately report a gas leak at its Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility. Along with the plea it agreed to implement new monitoring systems, making the estimated penalties and costs $4 million.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Los Angeles County (CA) District Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: verdict
Facility State: California
Facility County: Los Angeles
Facility City: Los Angeles
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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