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   A big round of applause this week for EQ – The Environmental Quality Company (Wayne, MI), winner of a 2010 Business Achievement Award in the “project merit” category for its role in the cleanup of the Enbridge Pipeline spill in Marshall, Michigan—described as the worst oil spill in Michigan’s history. On July 26, 2010, a million gallons of crude oil were released from the Enbridge Pipeline into a creek and flowed 2.5 miles to the Kalamazoo River. The spill was finally stopped and contained 38 miles downstream. EQ began working with a team of contractors (Young’s Environmental and ML Chartier) on the response and cleanup, an effort that involved 450 people and 225 pieces of equipment, including vacuum trucks, frac tanks, oil skimmers, roll-off equipment, and 25 boats, all working around the clock. The EQ team had primary responsibility for the pipeline site and cleanup zones along the creek, where the majority of the contamination occurred. EQ’s facilities received loads around the clock, amounting to 12,000 cubic yards of crude oil-impacted hazardous waste debris. EQ also managed deliveries amounting to 30 to 40 roll-off boxes per day to a local non-hazardous waste landfill.For a full list of EBJ’s 2010 Business Achievement Award winners, please visit  www.ebiresearch.com/2010_EBI_%20Awards. EBJ is now accepting nominations for 2011 Business Achievement Awards. To submit a nomination, please visit This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .