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Enbridge spill east of Edmonton estimated at 10,000 litres of crude oil

The National Energy Board says about 10,000 litres of light crude oil spilled Monday at a storage site east of Edmonton.

The spill is the second pipeline-related incident involving Enbridge in a month

Oil leaked from an Enbridge storage facility in Strathcona County into a storm pond and a nearby creek, the National Energy Board reported Monday. (Martin Weaver/CBC)

The National Energy Board says about 10,000 litres of light crude oil spilled Monday at a storage site east of Edmonton.

Enbridge said that as of Tuesday morning, it had recovered almost all of the oil, which had leaked from a tank valve in an industrial area of Strathcona County.

The company said the oil flowed into a drainage ditch and then into a creek.

The Transportation Safety Board dispatched a team to the spill site, marking the second time one has been sent to investigate a pipeline-related incident this year.

Last month, Enbridge said a third-party strike on its pipeline leaked 200,000 litres of oil condensate into a construction pit. That number grew to 961,000 litres.

The TSB has launched a full investigation into the February spill.