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Dakota Access pipeline and a feeder line leaked more than 100 gallons in March

The Guardian: The Dakota Access pipeline and a feeder line leaked more than 100 gallons of oil in North Dakota in separate incidents in March as crews prepared the disputed $3.8bn pipeline for operation.

Two barrels, or 84 gallons (320 liters), spilled due to a leaky flange at a pipeline terminal in Watford City on 3 March, according to the state’s health department. A flange is the section connecting two sections of pipeline. Oil flow was immediately cut off and the spill was contained on-site. Contaminated snow and soil were removed. No people, wildlife or waterways were affected, according to the department’s environmental health database.

The leak was on a line operated by a connecting shipper on the Dakota Access pipeline, said Vicki Granado, spokeswoman for Texas-based Dakota Access developer Energy Transfer Partners.

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