Public Feedback Sessions on Draft Line 5 Alternatives Report Begin Today

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy sent this bulletin at 07/24/2017 06:30 AM EDT

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For Immediate Release: July 24, 2017    

                                                                                   

Contacts:

Nick Assendelft (Michigan Agency for Energy), AssendelftN@michigan.gov, 517-284-8300

Ed Golder (Department of Natural Resources), GolderE@michigan.gov, 517-284-5815

Melody Kindraka (Department of Environmental Quality), kindrakam1@michigan.gov, 517-284-6716

 

 

Public Feedback Sessions on Draft

Line 5 Alternatives Report Begin Today

 

 

What:   Three Public Feedback Sessions about the draft analysis of the Straits Pipeline report that looks at alternatives to Line 5. 

 

Who:    The Michigan Agency for Energy, Michigan Attorney General’s Office, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, and Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Representatives from Dynamic Risk Assessment Systems, Inc., the independent contractors who authored the report, will also be in attendance.

 

When and Where:       

  • Monday, July 24 beginning at 8:00 a.m. at Holt High School (5885 Holt Road, Holt, Michigan, 48842).
  • Monday, July 24 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Hagerty Center at Northwestern Michigan College (715 East Front Street, Traverse City, Michigan, 49686).
  • Tuesday, July 25 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Little Bear East Arena (275 Marquette Street, Saint Ignace, Michigan, 49781).

 

Why:    The events are an opportunity for the public to provide comment on the contents of the draft report. The 45-day public comment period is intended to ensure the informational basis for any decision about the future of Line 5 is robust and complete.

 

How else to participate: Interested persons may also submit comment on the Michigan Petroleum Pipelines website, www.mipetroleumpipelines.com until Aug. 4, 2017.  From Aug. 5-19, 2017, the public will be able to respond to comments.

 

Watch: A video of the presentation about the report given by representatives from Dynamic Risk Assessment Systems, Inc. is available on the Michigan Petroleum Pipelines website, www.mipetroleumpipelines.com. 

 

 

 

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