Michigan township board denies Enbridge dredge pad permit

August 22, 2013

COMSTOCK TWP. — Enbridge Inc. has been denied a dredge pad permit as it continues the cleanup effort from a massive 2010 oil spill from its pipeline in Michigan.

The Comstock Township Planning Commission unanimously voted late Thursday to deny a special exception permit for an Enbridge dredge pad.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge to finish dredging by Dec. 31. Enbridge will have to find a new place to put the pad.

Dredge pads hold oil-contaminated sediment removed from the Kalamazoo River until it can be hauled away. Some residents have raised concerns about pollution.

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