From: Joyce Frohn To: DNR OEEA comments Subject: Lake Superior Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 9:34:54 PM Do not risk Wisconsin’ S tourism industry and clean water for private profits for a few companies. Sincerely, Joyce Frohn 425 Congress Oshkosh, WI 54901 From: Bobbi To: DNR OEEA comments Subject: Lawrence Creek Brook Trout redds Date: Thursday, June 18, 2020 7:03:32 AM Attachments: image001.png I live in Northern Iron County in the town of Gurney. Recently, some friends and I hiked through Iron County land to a spot on Lawrence Creek (known to locals as Mud Creek), not far upstream from where it meets the Potato River. We identified what appeared to be trout redds. The locals know Lawrence Creek as a good place to fish brook trout. I see that there is very little data on that stream in the DNR system. I came home and looked up the Enbridge proposal to make sure the proposed pipeline expansion wouldn’t destroy the area. Enbridge’s proposal shows their pipeline will cross the Potato right above the confluence-- crossing both Lawrence and the Potato. But I don’t see Lawrence Creek listed in the Enbridge application on the waterbody crossing table, and it should be, right? The confluence forms a significant wetland. This snip is from their file AttchB_Aerial_MapsSet3of3_N00471.pdf. The area of concern is the top right corner of page 12. The Surface Water Data Viewer shows that Frieberg Creek feeds into Lawrence Creek. Several years ago, I monitored a temperature sensor in Frieberg for the Bad River Watershed Association and was told that it was the coldest stream they had results from to date. A trapper friend has seen spawning brook trout in Frieberg. Seems like a trout stream like Lawrence Creek should not be left off the application listing those that their pipeline will mess up. Bobbi Rongstad Town of Gurney, Iron County From: Debra Roy To: DNR OEEA comments Subject: Letter from Michels Corporation - Line 5 Comments Date: Tuesday, July 07, 2020 1:10:41 PM Attachments: image001.png Letter re Support Enbridge Line 5.pdf On behalf of Bob Osborn, attached is correspondence from Michels Corporation regarding Docket Number IP-NO-2020-2-N00471. Debra Roy Legal & Executive Assistant office: 920.924.4300 x2583 | fax: 920.583.3429 | droy@michels.us PO Box 128 | 817 Main Street | Brownsville, WI 53006 Lead Safely. Others Will Follow. MICHELS® - P,eople. Projects. Values. > .. • • • THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS COMMUNICATION MAY BE CONFIDENTIAL, AND/OR LEGALLY PRIVILEGED, AND IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE RECIPIENT(S) NAMED ABOVE. IF THE READER OF THIS MESSAGE IS NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ANY DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION, OR COPYING OF THIS COMMUNICATION OR ANY OF ITS CONTENTS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you have received this Communication in error, Please NOTIFY the sender and delete the communication in its entirety. MICHELS ® July 7, 2020 VIA EMAIL (DNROEEACOMMENTS@WI.GOV) Line 5 Comments Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (EA/7) 101 South Webster Street Madison, WI 53707 Re: Docket Number IP-NO-2020-2-N00471 To Whom It May Concern, On behalf of Michels Corporation (“Michels”), I am writing this letter to show our unqualified support for Enbridge’s Line 5 Wisconsin Segment Replacement Project (Docket Number IP-NO- 2020-2-N00471) (“Project”). As a proud Wisconsin infrastructure and utility construction company with over 8,000 employees, we understand how vital Line 5 is in transporting essential energy resources to heat homes, schools, and businesses while supporting the fuel industry in Wisconsin. The relocation of a segment of Line 5 is needed in order to remove the pipeline from the Bad River Reservation while maintaining the safe transportation of essential energy used by Northern Wisconsin and the Region. The proposed route maintains service of Line 5 in a corridor that avoids sensitive resources that other routes would impact such as Copper Falls State Park, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, and a crossing of the Namekagon River. Moving a segment of the pipeline off the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians to the route Enbridge has proposed will ensure uninterrupted service of this critical energy supply. As a leader in the construction industry, Michels has a strong commitment to quality construction practices delivered with an equal commitment to health, safety, and environmental stewardship. Therefore, we know that the impact of this Project on the communities will ultimately be both economically and socially positive and responsible. Enbridge’s Line 5 Wisconsin Segment Relocation Project has been specifically designed to minimize impacts on wetlands and waterbodies. Nearly all of the wetland impacts are temporary, and the wetlands will be restored following construction. Michels has successfully implemented several techniques on various other Enbridge projects including: • Using timber mats to limit wetland disturbance, • Installing erosion control devices, and • Utilizing site-specific waterbody crossing methods. We ask that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources promptly process, and approve, the permits required for Enbridge’s Line 5 Wisconsin Segment Replacement Project (Docket Number IP-NO-2020-2-N00471) to move forward. If the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources would like any further information, Michels would be happy to provide a representative to speak in support of the Project. Sincerely, Robert C. Osborn Senior Group Vice President, Energy From: Randy OConnell To: DNR OEEA comments Subject: Line 5 and the proposed rerouting Date: Friday, July 03, 2020 8:29:26 PM Dear officials: Thank you for this opportunity to submit written testimony on the above topic. In listening to the on line testifying the other day , I can only say that there was overwhelming support for not only denying the permit to Enbridge, but to retire Line 5 period. As a citizen , a private well owner, and a frequent visitor to Ashland County and the Apostle Islands, I vehemently urge you to deny this permit and shut down Line 5 as well. Given Enbridge’s poor safety record, why would we allow for the inevitable pollution and economic devastation of the Great Lakes and the twenty percent of the world’s freshwater source? It is a known fact that fossil fuel industry and the infrastructure it creates are not only outdated , but are out of touch with the direction that the world is heading. I would venture to say that the temporary jobs associated with this pipeline are just that. Temporary. Tourism and the resultant green energy jobs that will develop with the reversal of this proposal will sustain far beyond the short-sightedness of a pipeline. To further operate pipelines in areas occupied by our most vulnerable citizens just perpetuates systemic racism. In conclusion, the brazen manner in which Enbridge feels they are entitled to operate within and apply eminent domain over the people adjacent to Line 5 is insulting. Their safety record is beyond sketchy. It is abysmal. Over one million gallons of oil leaks on Line 5 alone speaks to abject failure. We have no desire to be the next Kalamazoo, Michigan . Shut it down ! Thank you, Randy O’Connell 11245 N. Webster St. Evansville, WI 53536 414-460-1214 From: Savannah Nelles To: DNR OEEA comments Subject: Line 5 Comment Date: Saturday, June 27, 2020 10:55:24 AM Enbridge has a history of pipeline leaks, and the reasons for the line to be re-routed away from the Bad River area ring true to the rest of the region. Environmental conditions in regards to clean water and air continue to worsen each year, we must do something to protect the remaining areas of clean water that we have. In addition, the poverty in Ashland County has placed its residents in a tough situation when considering the pipeline. Enbridge is a multi billion dollar corporation which is offering pennies to residents for use of their land, and making offers to people who lack the education themselves or access to legal representation to understand the terms of the agreement. Many offers include residents maintaining the pipeline themselves, which is sure to fail and create pollution, as well as significantly decrease the sale value of lands and homes who agreed to work with the pipeline. Savannah Nelles Former Resident of Ashland County From: Shel Gross To: DNR OEEA comments Subject: Line 5 Comment Date: Wednesday, July 01, 2020 12:19:49 PM I am writing to object to Enbridge’s alternative route proposal which would still leave the pipeline within the watershed of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reservation and put the health and livelihood of tribal members, the region’s wildlife and wetlands, and Lake Superior’s coastline at risk. Thank you. Sheldon Gross 145 Jackson St. Madison WI 53704 From: Susan G. To: DNR OEEA comments Subject: Line 5 Comment Date: Friday, July 03, 2020 11:26:05 AM I am writing to urge you to not grant permits for Enbridge to create a new section of Line 5 in Wisconsin, for all of the following reasons. • Wisconsinites treasure the outdoors and building new pipelines not only causes destruction of areas during the building process and with the potential for leaks, it also locks the population into use of a fuel source that will further disrupt our planet's climate, with all the destruction of ecosystems, wildlife and the human population's health. • With climate chaos devastating our state, country and world, it is time to stop creating new fossil fuel infrastructure, and to put our efforts and money into renewable energy and conservation. • The route that Enbridge has proposed goes through a fragile, water-rich area that drains into Lake Superior.
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