Between 1,000 and 3,000 barrels of oil have spilled into a tributary of the Red Deer River in central Alberta.
It is the second time in four years a ruptured pipeline has leaked crude oil into the river, considered one of the province’s most popular waterways.
“This is the responsibility of the oil company,” Bruce Beattie, Reeve of Mountain View County, told the Toronto StarFriday, referring to Plains Midstream Canada.
The spill is about 75 kilometres upstream, from Red Deer, the third largest city in the province.
“We are extremely concerned and we’re hoping that between Alberta environment and the oil companies responsible, they will be taking every method possible in order to contain the spill and mitigate the impact,” he said.
Beattie said there have been issues in the area with pipeline and river crossings in the past.
“I can’t speak for the oil industry or as for why they would be developing these (pipeline crossings) but is certainly should be a concern for them because it is a concern for us and anyone who is concerned about the environment,” he said.
According to reports, between 160,000 and 475,000 litres were released into Jackson Creek which flows into the Red Deer River, which is currently flooding.
Original Article
Source: the star
Author: Richard J. Brennan
It is the second time in four years a ruptured pipeline has leaked crude oil into the river, considered one of the province’s most popular waterways.
“This is the responsibility of the oil company,” Bruce Beattie, Reeve of Mountain View County, told the Toronto StarFriday, referring to Plains Midstream Canada.
The spill is about 75 kilometres upstream, from Red Deer, the third largest city in the province.
“We are extremely concerned and we’re hoping that between Alberta environment and the oil companies responsible, they will be taking every method possible in order to contain the spill and mitigate the impact,” he said.
Beattie said there have been issues in the area with pipeline and river crossings in the past.
“I can’t speak for the oil industry or as for why they would be developing these (pipeline crossings) but is certainly should be a concern for them because it is a concern for us and anyone who is concerned about the environment,” he said.
According to reports, between 160,000 and 475,000 litres were released into Jackson Creek which flows into the Red Deer River, which is currently flooding.
Original Article
Source: the star
Author: Richard J. Brennan
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