Part of Kalamazoo River to reopen after oil spill

June 21, 2012
By Jeremy Carroll

Courtesy, U.S. EPA Workers help remove oil from the Kalamazoo River in 2011.

Nearly two years after 800,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan, a 34-mile stretch of the river will be reopened, the U.S. EPA announced.

"The long wait to open most of the oil-damaged Kalamazoo River is now over -- just in time for summer," said Susan Hedman, EPA Region 5 Administrator, in a statement. "EPA will remain in the Marshall area until the cleanup is completed."

The spill occurred when Enbridge Energy's pipeline burst in Marshall, Mich., about 45 miles southwest of Lansing, Mich., sending the crude oil into the river.

An area referred to as Morrow Lake Delta remains closed, the EPA said.

The U.S. EPA oversaw cleanup and recovery efforts at the spill. For more information on the spill, visit the EPA online.

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