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Trans Mountain pipeline restarts after light crude spills in Abbotsford
BY , Jun 15, 2020 3:40 PM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON Jun 15, 2020 4:02 PM
An emergency response worker carries an air monitoring device at the site of a crude oil spill at a Trans Mountain Pipeline pump station in Abbotsford, on Sunday, June 14, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Trans Mountain says oil is flowing again through its pipeline after as much 190,000 litres of light crude spilled from a pumping facility in Abbotsford, B.C.
A statement from the Crown-owned company says the pipeline was restarted Sunday afternoon.
The line was shut down early Saturday when an alarm was triggered at the Sumas pump station.
An investigation continues but Trans Mountain linked the cause to a fitting on a 2.5 centimetre pipe, and says the oil was contained, recovered and slated for disposal.
A statement posted late Sunday by the Environment Ministry says Trans Mountain's is co-ordinating the response at the site, along with environmental and emergency contractors.
The ministry says there has been no reported impact to groundwater, but monitoring continues.
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