[All] Fw: The area of line 9 we saw on Nov. 11/2015

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Hi folks
I went to the intersection of Line 4 and Zion Rd just north of Port Hope where Line 9 crosses high up on the marshy hilltops. It's all farmland around here and the angles are interesting for the high pressure oil and gas lines that cross here. 

The ground here is fantastic farmland. Soil is rich, high in organics and moisture yet the kind of dirt that falls apart perfectly in the hand. The farmlands have deep tire tracks filled with pools of water and it is clear they're growing crops directly above Line 9 with heavy equipment driving right over top compressing the soil. Wonder how close the till gets to that pipe. The farmer has no marking for the area where the pipeline crosses within in his field at all. 
I'm wondering if the farmer has any criteria to follow in terms of the weight of his farm machines, or the depth of his till. Is he instructed to avoid the pipe or is this just illegal activity? If he is prohibited from growing where the pipes are laid out who pays for the loss of his crops?
There are an extraordinary number of stakes related to ongoing testing of Line 9 in this zone. Clearly there are lots of water issues here. The wood from the fence posts are rotting for all the moisture of this area. The posts are crooked and road cracked and full of potholes. There are  stress marks in the asphalt from both water welling up and surface pressures pushing down and the pipes go right under it from the hill top on one side to slope on the other side.  
Enbridge stated to me the line is buried 1 meter down on average. I'm wondering of the vibrations from the traffic and heavy farm machinery and how they impact the welds. They can't dig up the road without creating seismic vibrations. 
There was road work that took place above TransNorthern pipeline and TransCanada's natural gas lines with plans to do work around LIne 9. . Here are videos I posted up on Youtube and photos in the attachments. 
Videos of Zion Zion 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIVDH4hZmfQZion 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxfGdivG6aUZion 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydEODhO4CMIZion 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSddeBSFESIZion commentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtScQzS_CTw
Lulu 

  
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