Our environmental best-management construction practices have helped establish Enbridge as leader in the pipeline industry.
Our environmental best-management construction practices have helped establish Enbridge as leader in the pipeline industry. In addition to our own strict standards, federal, state, and local regulatory agencies provide additional monitoring and require permitting and oversight during construction activities.
Enbridge pipelines and facilities are designed and constructed to meet, and often exceed federal pipeline safety laws and regulations. Examples of how Enbridge goes above and beyond include:
Federal pipeline regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) have evolved over the decades and currently include the design, operation, and maintenance of pipelines. Interstate pipelines such as Enbridge’s pipeline system are federally regulated by PHMSA. In addition to PHMSA, other regulatory agencies with which Enbridge works in Illinois relative to construction, maintenance, and on-going pipeline operations include:
Our environmental best-management construction practices have helped establish Enbridge as leader in the pipeline industry.
Transporting energy to meet the nation’s needs requires that our system cross various environments. We take our responsibility to protect the environments our pipelines cross very seriously. Before a new pipeline is built, alternative routes are reviewed and, after careful assessment of the biological, cultural and community conditions, protection and maintenance measures are established. We are confident, after restoration, our long-term impact to land along our pipeline routes is minimized.