From: Fox 17 News
It was not immediately clear how much oil spilled into the lake or
how long the discharge continued. A spokesman for the Indiana Department
of Environmental Management said the leak was plugged by 1 a.m. today.
The effect on Lake Michigan, the source of drinking water for 7
million people in Chicago and the suburbs, likely won’t be determined
for several days. Emergency response crews from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard are on the scene.
The malfunction apparently occurred at the refinery’s largest
distillation unit, the centerpiece of a $4 billion overhaul that allowed
BP to process more heavy Canadian oil from the tar sands region of
Alberta. The unit, which Dean said has resumed normal operations,
performs one of the first steps in the refining of crude oil into
gasoline and other fuels.
SENATOR CARL LEVIN STATEMENT
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