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Kalamazoo River/Enbridge Spill

 
Site Contact:
Stephen Wolfe
On-Scene Coordinator

(wolfe.stephen@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Marshall, MI 49068
 response.epa.gov/EnbridgeEnergyPipelineRelease
NRC#: 948903

On July 26, 2010, Enbridge pipeline noticed a pressure drop in their pipeline after they tried to restart the line after a scheduled shut down. The line was immediately shut down and the valves upstream and downstream of the pressure drop (approximately 3 miles of 30 inch line).

Crude oil was discovered in Tallmadge Creek coming from a 48 inch culvert near the release point and the confluence to the Kalamazoo River was boomed off. Enbridge contacted their OSRO responder and reported the spill to the NRC at ~13:50.

U.S. EPA OSCs Jeff Kimble and Stephen Wolfe responded with START contractors.


For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.