A county environmental agency in Nevada has fined the Boring Company close to $500,000 after the tunneling firm dumped “drilling fluids” into sewer manholes around Las Vegas, causing what officials describe as “substantial damage” to local infrastructure. The allegations were detailed in a recent notice of violation issued to the company.
According to the Clark County Water Reclamation District (CCWRD), inspectors discovered this summer that Boring Company crews were releasing drilling wastewater into the county system at a project site near central Las Vegas. The violation notice states that employees ignored directions to stop, and that the following day the company “feigned compliance,” resuming the discharges once a manager believed inspectors had left the area.
District crews ultimately had to clear 12 cubic yards of drilling mud, debris, and other waste from a sewage treatment facility due to discharges from two separate Boring Company sites. The toxic fluids, produced during tunneling operations, contain a range of chemicals including MasterRoc AGA 41S, and workers have previously suffered chemical burns from exposure…