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The Dilbit Disaster, also known as 'The Kalamazoo River disaster' of July 25, 2010, is considered one of the worst oil spill disasters in U.S. history after the 1991 spill in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. [[Enbridge]]'s Line 6B | The Dilbit Disaster, also known as 'The Kalamazoo River disaster' of July 25, 2010, is considered one of the worst oil spill disasters in U.S. history after the 1991 spill in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. [[Enbridge]]'s 40-foot-ling segment of Line 6B burst and flowed into the Talmadge Creek, a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. The pipeline carried diluted bitumen (dilbit) and heavy crude oil, spilling the equivalent of 20,082 barrels (843,444 gallons). | ||
Latest revision as of 17:56, 22 December 2022
The Dilbit Disaster, also known as 'The Kalamazoo River disaster' of July 25, 2010, is considered one of the worst oil spill disasters in U.S. history after the 1991 spill in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Enbridge's 40-foot-ling segment of Line 6B burst and flowed into the Talmadge Creek, a tributary of the Kalamazoo River. The pipeline carried diluted bitumen (dilbit) and heavy crude oil, spilling the equivalent of 20,082 barrels (843,444 gallons).