Here we are, the pipelines are failing, dumping thousands and more thousands, (210000) of gallons of toxic crappy shale oil into the ground on it’s way across the land …
Where next? These pipelines were supposed to be so solid and well made, installed with considerations made for all problematic land conditions …
Even before the DAPL line went into full production flow, a control valve failed and leaked …
WTF are we doing waiting for the next shoe to drop? Where did the steel pipe come from? Who decided and inspected the lines at time of installation to verify the integrity of the actual laying in the pipe as well as the welds, which are a different thing if inspected and union welders …
With the possibility of corrosion from the oil itself and comments by local residents about piling concrete on the pipe to force it into water filled ground … who decided that was the way to go?
There were questions about the thickness of the pipe itself …
Until all questions are answered the pipelines should stop …
And another thing, what are they doing with the contaminated soil? Are they just pushing it into a big hole? If they are digging it up, where are they hauling it off to store?
The poison and crud in this oil makes the ground unusable for crops and might leach into nearby streams and aquifers if not completely removed … scary to think about all the croplands crossed by this crap ..!!
And, if they haul this out, it has to be put into an absolute containment area, where and what is being provided for that? Who is inspecting the removal job to verify complete removal?
We the local and every other citizen needs to know about these things after all the so-called president signed the papers to push these lines through because he and his money friends had money in them …
I’m calling for an immediate Congressional inquiry into the cause of the leak, who is responsible, and what we can expect from the homeland security people in follow up ...