Posted Draft EIS Comments

A document of this size needs more time for the public to review and process. Please consider pushing out the timeline for this project so the public can be informed about a very permanent and damaging project!

Hello all,
The land on and near Mackinaw is already stolen and commercialized indigenous land, that should not be touched any further. This will be harmful for the environment and as a citizen I am adamantly opposed. We do not need more environmental damage and we do not need to corrupt native land any further.

The proposed Line 5 tunnel presents an unacceptable risk to the environment and economy of the region.
.Reliability: Enbridge pipelines have failed their required structural integrity many times, notably leaking oil into the Kalamazoo River which when undetected for several hours, and a pipeline rupture and fire in Kentucky. Enbridge’s assurances of safe construction and operation are not to be relied upon. The tunnel would have a profile of a shallow U-shape, meaning any leak of butane or similar gas would pool and risk a catastrophic
explosion.
.Economy: The proposed tunnel plan envisions the current pipelines remaining in use for several years. I have been given to understand that if the existing pipes rupture, the municipal water supply for Mackinac Island will have to be closed immediately, and the island evacuated by air. Similarly, models of Great Lakes currents have demonstrated the potential to close several resort areas. The damage to commercial fishing would have immediate financial impacts, and would be a violation of treaties with tribal organizations that have relied upon the treaty obligations. The risk of economic damage is too great to justify the continued use of the pipeline, and too great to justify the potential damages of accidents during
construction.
.Environmental impact of construction: Enbridge has described the tunnel as being 3.6 miles long and 21 feet in diameter. It is a simple calculation to arrive at 243,837.8 cubic yards of material – all that rock and soil would have to go somewhere. This presents a risk of damage to protected wetlands, and a potential source of contaminated rainwater
runoff.
.Qualifications: I hold a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Administration and a Master of Divinity degree. I do not need to be an engineer to understand the negative impacts of the continued use of the existing pipelines and the risks of tunnel construction.

Please do not risk our Great Lakes! We do not need Line 5 tunnel!!!!

The public needs more time to read over such a huge document.

Please see attached.

As a lifelong Michigander I'm qriting to say "Boo Line 5!" No Tunnel under the straights of Mackinac!