A new oil spill near Marshall, Michigan, is threatening the ecosystem in the Battle Creek area as crude oil from the Enbridge Energy Partners Lakehead System pipeline has entered the Kalamazoo River, according to a statement on the company’s website on Wednesday.
The company said that the pump station leaked oil into a creek and entered the Kalamazoo River for which it is a tributary, prompting the company to shut down the pipeline and close isolation valves to stop the source of oil.
President Terrance McGill assures that Enbridge is treating the incident as a top priority.
The company’s “environmental response team is working closely with local agencies and all emergency officials to complete the cleanup as quickly as possible,” he said.
Enbridge is a major transporter of oil from western Canada to refining centers and connected carriers in the United States.
The company said that the pump station leaked oil into a creek and entered the Kalamazoo River for which it is a tributary, prompting the company to shut down the pipeline and close isolation valves to stop the source of oil.
President Terrance McGill assures that Enbridge is treating the incident as a top priority.
The company’s “environmental response team is working closely with local agencies and all emergency officials to complete the cleanup as quickly as possible,” he said.
Enbridge is a major transporter of oil from western Canada to refining centers and connected carriers in the United States.
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