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These excerpts taken from the MRO 10-K filed Feb 27, 2009. Montana Litigation In June 2006, we filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in Montana State District Court against the Montana Board of Environmental Review (“MBER”) and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, seeking to set aside and declare invalid certain regulations of the MBER that single out the coal bed natural gas industry and a few streams in eastern Montana for excessively severe and unjustified restrictions for surface water discharges of produced water from coal bed methane operations. None of the streams affected by the regulations suffers impairment from coal bed natural gas discharges. The court, in deferring to the MBER’s discretion, upheld the MBER’s regulations. This decision was affirmed by the Montana Supreme Court; this decision in the meanwhile does not impact our operations due to pending litigation with U.S. EPA in Wyoming Federal District Court.
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Table of ContentsIndex to Financial StatementsMontana Litigation In June 2006, we filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in Montana State District Court against the Montana Board of Environmental Review (“MBER”) and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, seeking to set aside and declare invalid certain regulations of the MBER that single out the coal bed natural gas industry and a few streams in eastern Montana for excessively severe and unjustified restrictions for surface water discharges of produced water from coal bed methane operations. None of the streams affected by the regulations suffers impairment from coal bed natural gas discharges. The court, in deferring to the MBER’s discretion, upheld the MBER’s regulations. This decision was affirmed by the Montana Supreme Court; this decision in the meanwhile does not impact our operations due to pending litigation with U.S. EPA in Wyoming Federal District Court.
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Table of ContentsIndex to Financial StatementsThese excerpts taken from the MRO 10-K filed Feb 29, 2008. Montana Litigation In June 2006, Marathon filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in Montana State District Court against the Montana Board of Environmental Review (“MBER”) and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality,
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Table of ContentsIndex to Financial Statementsseeking to set aside and declare invalid certain regulations of the MBER that single out the coal bed natural gas industry and a few streams in eastern Montana for excessively severe and unjustified restrictions for surface water discharges of produced water from coal bed methane operations. None of the streams affected by the regulations suffers impairment from coal bed natural gas discharges. The court, in deferring to the MBER’s discretion, upheld the MBER’s regulations. This decision is now being appealed to the Montana Supreme Court and does not impact Marathon operations in the meanwhile. Montana Litigation (“MBER”) and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality,
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The Wyoming methane water discharges, an activist group has sued in state court to overturn the veto. In June 2007, Marathon and another producer filed a motion to intervene. The DEQ has begun issuing renewal water discharge and other permits with stringent limits based on its agricultural use policy rather than upon any regulation. The permits could require more costly water treatment or injection. Marathon is appealing every permit issued in this way. In 2007, the state court dismissed the activist group’s lawsuit, and its time for appeal has expired. This excerpt taken from the MRO 10-K filed Mar 1, 2007. Montana Litigation In June 2006, Marathon filed a complaint for declaratory judgment in Montana State District Court against the Montana Board of Environmental Review ("MBER") and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, seeking to set aside and declare invalid certain regulations of the MBER that single out the coal bed natural gas industry and a few streams in eastern Montana for excessively severe and unjustified restrictions for surface water discharges of produced water from coal bed methane operations. None of the streams affected by the regulations suffers impairment from coal bed natural gas discharges. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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