The aquifer was ruptured during construction of the Line 3 pipeline. Subscribe. ... Enbridge dug too deeply into the ground and pierced an artesian aquifer. This image is from the site on Sept. 28 ...

An artesian aquifer is a water-filled pocket of space, usually surrounded by impermeable substances, such as rock, clay, gravel and sandstone. A regular aquifer is surrounded by permeable matter.

That breached the artesian aquifer's confining layer, ... Through Sept. 5, approximately 24.2 million gallons of groundwater have been released from the aquifer, the DNR said.

"Enbridge breached the confining layer of an artesian aquifer, resulting in an unauthorized groundwater appropriation during the construction of the Line 3 replacement project near Enbridge's ...

Fourth aquifer rupture discovered along Line 3 in northern Minnesota. ... Minn., in early 2021, Enbridge Energy crews pierced an artesian aquifer, endangering nearby wetlands.

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Minnesota regulators have ordered Enbridge to pay more than $3 million for allegedly violating state environmental law by piercing a groundwater aquifer during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ordered Enbridge Energy to pay a $3.32 million fine Thursday after the company pierced an artesian aquifer. According to a release, the DNR is citing ...

The Edwards Aquifer is responsible for providing millions of people from the Hill Country to San Antonio with freshwater every day. And although a lot of us know that the aquifer is our local ...

That breached the artesian aquifer's confining layer, the DNR said, leading to "an uncontrolled flow of groundwater into the trench." Enbridge then "failed" to notify the agency, the DNR said.

Enbridge, while working near Clearbrook last January, dug too deeply into the ground and pierced an artesian aquifer which resulted in a 24 million gallon groundwater leak.