Stop the Uintah Express Pipeline

The Uintah Express Pipeline is proposed to travel through rural agricultural areas and fragile ecosystems. The Land is home to many endangered and rare wild life species as well as several human populations. The Pipeline puts the Kamas Valley aquifir at risk which provides drinking water to about 1/3 the population of Utah, and also connects to numerous other water reservoirs, rivers, lakes and other aquifer sources. The communities affected have limited resources and are ill equipped to handle the imminent danger of a spill. The oil which will travel through the pipeline is a waxy crude derived from Bitumen mined at the PR Springs tar sands mine. Bitumen crude is 20 times more corrosive than traditional crude oil and presents a more significant danger. The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a warning about the difference between Bitumen pipelines and Crude pipelines stating that Bitumen pipelines should be given higher concern given the corrosive nature of the substance it carries and the extent of damage caused in the event of a spill. Stop the Uintah Express Pipeline, there is too much risk.