Enbridge crews performed repairs on a section of the Line 5 pipeline in Michiganº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™s Upper Peninsula after a visual inspection found a pinhole-sized defect. The defect was discovered by Enbridge on 8 December, and subsequently reported to state and federal environmental officials.
Brad Wurfel, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, told local press that a small amount of liquid natural gas was released from the º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø˜pinholeº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™, but this quickly evaporated.
Enbridge spokesman Jason Manshum further noted that the small opening could not be seen with the naked eye, but workers noticed a º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø˜wet spotº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™ on a weld where gas had escaped. The leak caused no environmental damage, and no cleanup was required.
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