7/27/2019 The Line 6B Phase 2 Replacement Project
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Project BeneftsThis Project provides a two-old benet and
purpose:
Reduces the level o uture maintenance
activities; and,
Restores the ultimate pipeline capacity o Line 6B
to meet the increased demand or additionalpipeline
transportation capacity driven largely
by current and planned renery upgrades and
expansions in Michigan, Ohio and eastern Canada.
Installing new acilities will bring added property
tax revenues to Indiana and Michigan communities
as well as provide an infux o sales taxes rom
locally purchased materials and equipment. It also
will increase employment with more than 1,000
temporary and permanent jobs created, including
hundreds o skilled and labor workers during peak
construction. Many workers will be drawn rom
the local workorce. And, by reducing the level o
uture maintenance activities that would otherwise
be required to maintain sae operations, there
will be ewer disruptions to landowners and local
communities over the long-term.
This Project also is designed to meet current and
uture pipeline transportation needs. Line 6B
is an integral part o the regions critical energyinrastructure,
providing a secure and reliable supply
o crude oil to a number o regional reneries, which
in turn supply the publics need or rened petroleum
products, such as gasoline, diesel and asphalt.
Regulatory Oversight and PermittingComprehensive national
standards, ederal
laws and regulations have been developed over
decades that prescribe the design, construction,
operation and maintenance o liquid petroleumpipelines. The
agency exclusively responsible or
regulating interstate crude oil pipeline saety is
the U.S. Department o Transportation Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Saety Administration, as
designated by the Pipeline Saety Act.
For this Project, a variety o both local and
environmental permits are required, depending on
jurisdiction. Permitting and oversight also involves
ederal and state agencies, such as the Army
Corps o Engineers, the Michigan Department o
Environmental Quality, the Michigan Department
Natural Resources and the Indiana Department oEnvironmental
Management, among others.
Maintaining Sae, Reliable PipelinesThis Project is included in
Enbridges pipeline
integrity maintenance program that is part o the
companys commitment to protect the public and
environment. Enbridge builds saety into every
step o pipeline construction and operations. Many
preventative measures are taken to promote the
sae, reliable operation o Enbridge pipelines andrelated
acilities, including:
Using high-quality steel and anti-corrosion coatings
when constructing our pipelines;
Installing cathodic protection (a low-level electrical
charge) to inhibit corrosion;
Hydrostatic-pressure testing new and existing pipelines;
Periodically inspecting the inside o the pipeline with
sophisticated tools called smart pigs;
Conducting preventive maintenance and inspection;
24-hour pipeline monitoring rom Enbridges control cent
which has remote shut-down capabilities and monitors
pressures and conditions during pipeline operation.
Completing regular ground and aerial inspection o the
right-o-way; and,
Providing public awareness and saety inormation to
emergency responders, local public ofcials, excavators
and those who live and work along Enbridge pipelines.
In the unlikely event o a pipeline emergency,
please call the Enbridge emergency number
immediately: 1-800-858-5253.
