Enbridge Seeks Permits for Rerouting Pipeline in Wisconsin

(AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)

SUPERIOR, Wis. – Enbridge Inc. has launched the permitting process for rerouting its Line 5 pipeline across northern Wisconsin.

The company decided to reroute the pipeline after the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa sued to force the removal of the line from its reservation.

Wisconsin Public Radio reports that Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge is seeking permits from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Enbridge is also filing a separate application with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission.

Line 5 runs from Superior to Sarnia, Ontario, crossing the tribe’s reservation.

The proposed new route loops south of the reservation.