Talmadge Creek Oil Spill
On 26 July 2010, an Enbridge Energy pipeline leaked approximately 800,000 gallons of oil into Talmadge Creek that flows into the Kalamazoo, initially causing two homes to be evacuated, and prohibitions against fishing and swimming to be posted. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) later estimated the spill to be in excess of one million gallons. On 29 July 2010, the Calhoun County Health Department asked 30 to 50 households to evacuate, and twice as many were advised not to drink their water. The National Transportation Safety Board stated the Enbridge oil spill the costliest onshore cleanup in U.S. history.
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