Companies now face federal sewage disposal fine

Two companies fined more than half a million dollars by the state of North Dakota for improperly dumping sewage in the western Oil Patch have reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to pay more fines. Fairview, Mont.-based Hurley Enterprises and Stanley-based MonDak Water and Septic Service each have agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve federal charges of illegally disposing of domestic sewage sludge, according to federal court documents unsealed late Tuesday.

By: By Blake Nicholson, Associated Press, The Jamestown Sun