The US Department of Transportation has told Enbridge it cannot restart a pipeline running through Wisconsin after a spill last week.
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood calls the spill “absolutely unacceptable.”
LaHood says Enbridge officials must meet with him and explain why the pipeline should be restarted without a major overhaul or complete replacement.
He has also issued a corrective order requiring Enbridge to submit a restart plan for his approval.
They must also bring in an outside evaluator and run a battery of tests on the entire 400 mile long line and submit the results to the US government.
Last week a line carrying oil from Canada suffered a spill leaking about 1200 barrels of crude in Wisconsin.
Enbridge is behind the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline proposal
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