[All] NEB ruling re. valves

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Hi folks!

I am totally blown away! Looks like my NEB request for valves along both side rivers for Line 9 has really created a major headache for Enbridge. Check this out!

Lulu :0)

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From: Sarah Harmer <sarah at sarahharmer.com>
To: "butterflybluelu at rogers.com Lanteigne" <butterflybluelu at rogers.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2014 9:55 AM
Subject: Fwd: NEB ruling re. valves
 


Louisette, thought you might want to see this if you haven't already.

cheers,
Sarah



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From: Rick Munroe <rmj at kos.net>
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>Subject: NEB ruling re. valves
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>Date: 7 October, 2014 6:30:11 AM EDT
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>To: Line 9 Communities <line9communities at gmail.com>
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>Cc: Sarah Harmer <sarah at sarahharmer.com>, Marilyn Eriksen <meriksen03 at gmail.com>, Gerry <facilitator at stopline9-toronto.ca>, Sarah Snake <SSnake at nncfirm.ca>, Jan Morrisey <jemorrissey at hotmail.com>, Doug Anderson <doug at durhamclear.ca>
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>Good morning, all
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>In case you aren't already aware, there was an interesting development yesterday re. Line 9. 
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>I check NEB's Inbox regularly and happened to spot this last evening:
>https://docs.neb-one.gc.ca/ll-eng/llisapi.dll/fetch/2000/130635/2525879/Letter_to_Enbridge_Pipelines_Inc._Condition_16_Filing_–_Line_9_Intelligent_Valve_Placement_Methodology_and_Results_%2D_A4C8X9.pdf?nodeid=2526155&vernum=-2
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>That prompted me to post this at the Globe:
>I applaud [NEB's] decision today in finding Enbridge's efforts re. Line 9, Condition 16 to be insufficient.
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>Federal requirements oblige pipeline companies to install valves "on both sides of major water crossings." Line 9 has been in the ground for almost 40 years, yet Enbridge never complied with this requirement at numerous major water crossings, most of which lead into Lake Ontario/the St. Lawrence River.
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>Despite having added 17 new remote-controlled valves along the route of Line 9, Enbridge still does not have valves on both sides of several rivers including the Humber (which has no valves at all), the vital Dufferin Reservoir in North York, etc. Other river crossings including the Rideau Canal/Cataraqui River and even the largest of them all, the Ottawa River crossing are questionable in terms of both compliance and common sense.
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>I'm very pleased to note that NEB stated today:
>"The valves do not appear to be placed on both sides of MWCs [major water crossings]. Although... Enbridge added 85 MWCs to its original list of MWCs, Enbridge did not adjust the number of valves to the Project....
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>[T]he Board notes that only 6 of the 104 MWCs identified... have valves installed within 1 km on both sides of the water crossing, while the majority appear to have valves installed more than 10 km from the water crossing on at least one side."
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>Although I'm perturbed that it has taken decades for NEB to finally address the issue of insufficient valves at major river crossings, I'm very pleased that it has taken this strong position today.
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>It's about time we had a bit of good news
>- rick
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