The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #7

Posted on: Friday, June 15, 2012
Posted at: 1:00 PM

This is Update #7 of the Red Deer River Oil Spill…

• Plains Midstream Canada continues to blog its cleanup efforts surrounding the Rangeland Pipeline System failure near Sundre, Alberta.   [ Web Updates ]
• Red Deer River oil spill cleanup activities were suspended because of heavy rain, high winds and lightning.   [ Article ]
• Recreational users and people who own lots along Gleniffer Lake will be spending another weekend out of the water.   [ Article ]
• Diane Bender, a realtor who also manages rentals at the Gleniffer Lake Resort & Country Club, is worried about her livelihood.   [ Article ]
• The Province of Alberta is being pressured to include pipeline leaks in its environmental monitoring plan.   [ Article ]

FYI:

• The Rangeland Pipeline System is made up of approximately 1285 kilometres of gathering and trunk pipelines.   [ Link ]
• The majority of the Rangeland Pipeline System is approximately 50 years old.   [ Link ]
• According to Google Maps, Jackson Creek is approximately 50 km from the Gleniffer Reservoir — where the booms have been set up to contain the oil spill. That means, the oil spill has travelled 50 km along the Red Deer River.   [ Map ]

Other Red Deer River Oil Spill Updates:

• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #1
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #2
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #3
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #4
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #5
• The Red Deer River Oil Spill — Update #6

Required Reading:

• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — A Timeline
• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — A Timeline (Continued)
• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — Three Months Later…
• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — Six Months Later…
• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — Eight Months Later…
• Rainbow Pipeline Leak — 1 Year Later…

2012-06-15  »  somecanuckchick