Wisconsin Regulators Respond to Drilling Fluid Spill on Enbridge's Line 5 Reroute

Drilling fluid spills into wetland during Line 5 reroute construction

An estimated 1,600 to 1,900 gallons of drilling fluid has spilled into a forested wetland on the Bad River Band’s reservation during construction of Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute.

Regulators respond to drilling fluid spill on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute

Crews spilled up to 1,900 gallons of drilling fluid on June 27 as they were working on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in Iron County. The Canadian energy firm notified the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources about the release that occurred around 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the town of Gurney. The company contracted with Michels Pipeline Inc. to install a new 41-mile stretch of pipeline around the Bad River tribe’s reservation. The spill is known as …

Wisconsin regulators respond to drilling fluid spill on Enbridge's Line 5 reroute

Crews spilled up to 1,900 gallons of drilling fluid on Saturday as they were working on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin. The post Wisconsin regulators respond to drilling fluid spill on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute appeared first on WPR.