Public EPA Hearing Clare, Michigan – Enhanced Oil Recovery

The proposed operation would inject perfectly good clean water into an oilfield in order to increase production. The injection process increases the pressure in the underground oil reserve, and more oil may become available at nearby wells.

EPA is seeking comments on the Holcomb 1-22 well, draft permit number MI-035-2R-0034.

PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday, July 25
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

Public EPA hearing
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Clare High School
201 E. State St.
Clare, Michigan

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to allow Muskegon Development Company, 1425 South Mission Road, Mount Pleasant, Michigan to inject fluid underground by approving the company’s application for what EPA calls a Class II injection well permit.

If EPA makes its approval final, Muskegon Development Company may inject fresh water for enhanced oil recovery into a rock formation 4948 feet below the surface through the Holcomb 1-22 injection well near N. Athey and E. Townline Lake Roads in Hamilton Township of Clare County.

Holcomb 1-22 wellhead – Photo provided by anonymous source

Muskegon Development Company has also applied for a permit from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).

EPA received requests for a public hearing on this proposed permit approval. EPA will hold a public meeting and hearing Tuesday, July 25. During the hearing, you will have an opportunity to make oral comments or submit written comments. EPA will consider all comments it receives, and then issue a final decision along with a response to the significant comments.

The new public comment period ends Friday, July 28.

CACC is working with Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation to bring this issue to the public’s attention, educate the public about this and other injection wells, and to support public comment at the EPA meeting.

See the facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/1876805665903238 
and stay tuned for more information…

Line 5 Advisory Board Meeting June 12th Petoskey

Bring your attitude and show up to SHUT DOWN LINE 5!

Petoskey Middle School
801 Northmen Dr, Petoskey, MI 49770
9am Monday June 12th

If you want to use official channels to make a 3-minute statement you will be required to complete a Public Appearance Card before the public comment portion of the meeting. Cards will be available at the meeting.

  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Public Comment Period
  • 12:00 – 1:00 PM – Lunch Break
  • 1:00 – 3:30 PM – Meeting Business

Line 5 advisory board meeting 3/13 – Wear blue!

Line 5. We all know the 63 year old oil pipeline that runs beneath the Straits of Mackinaw. (Well, most of us. More and more each day.)

We all know how this line is operated by Enbridge, the same company that let nearly one million gallons of oil spill into the Kalamazoo River. We all want Line 5 shut down. This is the summer we turn up the heat; beginning March 13th at noon.

Show up and demand or support a decision for the immediate shut down of line 5! The rally will begin at noon, the meeting begins at 1:30.

WEAR BLUE!!! – Wear blue clothing in support of a healthy Great Lakes Basin!

The meeting will be held at 7109 West Saginaw Highway Lansing, Mi in the Lake Michigan Room. 

Previous agendas and meeting minutes can be found here

A facebook event has been created by Fen Valley Earth First!, and can be found here

Oil And Water Don’t Mix have also put out a public call-out

Want to speak during the meeting? Email simonsh@michigan.gov to register for the public comment session. Check out FLOW‘s new fact sheet for some ideas. Even if you can’t or don’t want to speak during the meeting, showing up and holding a sign outside will help, and let’s pack the meeting hall with people dressed in blue as a show of solidarity for clean water!

Thanks to models from the Graham Sustainability Institute at University of Michigan, we know what a Line 5 spill would look like. Devastating. Watch below: