By Ed Baker, Wicked Local Weymouth
WEYMOUTH-– U.S. Representative Stephen F. Lynch is requesting an “immediate shutdown” of the Fore River Basin’s compressor station following an unplanned gas release on April 6.
Lynch stated the unplanned gas release was the third “blowout” at the facility since Enbridge Inc. began utilizing it in September 2020.
“Every accident at the Weymouth Compressor Station endangers the lives and health of local residents and surrounding communities, and these so-called blowouts have become a dangerous pattern of releasing harmful gas into the nearby residential neighborhood,” he stated. “It is completely unacceptable to allow Enbridge to continue their operations. I have reached out to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for more details about this accident, but the only response that will protect nearby residents would be to order the Weymouth Compressor Station to shut down immediately.”
Unplanned gas releases occurred at the facility last year on Sept. 11 and Sept. 30
According to state and local officials, both seepages collectively released 444,000 cubic feet of natural gas in the facility’s air and forced emergency shutdowns.
Enbridge northeast field director Roy Taylor stated an “unplanned gas release on occurred at approximately 9:37 a.m, April 6.
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