B.C.’s Environment Ministry wants Kinder Morgan to answer questions about oil spills on land and water.
The ministry’s query is part of a flurry of activity, as intervenors filed information requests on deadline today for the pipeline’s National Energy Board hearing.
“We are asking the company to provide more detail than is contained in their application so that we can continue our analysis of the extent to which they will deliver the world-class systems that we require,” said Environment Minister Mary Polak in a media release.
The information request includes more than 70 questions that cover spill response planning and the company’s emergency management program. For example, the documents raised questions regarding in-situ burning in case of spills and the use of dispersants.
The pipeline crosses 474 waterways, including the North Thompson and Fraser rivers.
Kinder Morgan has until June 13 to respond, and the province will review the answers in preparation for the argument phase of the hearings, which start in February 2015.
