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The company that owns an oil pipeline reached an agreement for the payment of $184 million dollars for a spill of thousands of barrels of oil that occurred in 2015 on the beaches of Southern California.
Plains All American Pipeline agreed to pay said millionaire figure to fishermen and property owners affected by an oil leak that occurred in May of 2015 caused by corrosion of a pipe located north of Refugio State Beach, in Santa Barbara County.
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Of the agreed amount, $230 million dollars will be allocated to fishermen and fish processors, while $46 Millions of dollars will be delivered to coastal owners, according to the agreement that was reached this Friday, according to court documents.
Said agreement still needs to receive the approval of the federal court .
For him 10 A hearing on this matter is scheduled for June.
The oil company did not admit liability in the settlement, which remains in legal wrangling after 7 years.
The 19 May 2015, more of 123,000 gallons of oil were spilled and its ravages reached as far south as Los Angeles County.
It was the worst oil spill on the California coast since 1969 and black spots caused by oil were found on miles of popular beaches, killing or dirtying hundreds of seabirds, seals and other wildlife, in addition to causing extensive damage to the tourism and local fishing.
Federal inspectors discovered that Plains All American Pipeline had made several avoidable mistakes, failed to detect the pipeline break quickly, and responded too slowly as the The oil spilled into the ocean.
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