Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Dates and locations have been approved by the Iowa Utilities Board for a series of public informational meetings to inform landowners in 36 Iowa counties about a proposed large-scale carbon capture pipeline by Midwest-based Navigator Heartland Greenway LLC.
Navigator filed its original request for the meeting dates with the IUB on Oct. 19, and on Oct. 26 filed updated meeting locations in Docket No. HLP-2021-0003.
The pipeline is proposed to span approximately 1,300 miles across five states including Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota. Navigator's pipeline system would capture carbon dioxide at local facilities, convert it to liquid form and transfer the liquefied carbon dioxide to a permanent underground sequestration site in Illinois.
The proposed project is classified as a hazardous liquid pipeline, which is governed by Iowa Code chapter 479B and the IUB's administrative rules at 199 Iowa Administrative Code chapter 13. Links to Iowa Code and the IUB's rules are available on the IUB's website under "Board Activity" in the navigation menu.
Under Iowa Code chapter 479B, the pipeline company is required to hold informational meetings in each county in which real property or property rights would be affected, and the meetings are to be conducted at least 30 days prior to the company filing a petition for a new pipeline permit. The pipeline company will provide notice of the informational meetings to each landowner affected by the proposed pipeline and each person in possession of or residing on the property.
The IUB has scheduled a virtual meeting in addition to the in-person meetings in each affected county and has approved the following public informational meetings in this area.
• O'Brien County: Wednesday, Dec. 1, noon, at Crossroads Pavilion Event Center (Great Hall), 301 34th Avenue, Sheldon.
• Osceola County: Wednesday, Dec. 1, 6 p.m., at 9th Street Center, 418 9th Street, Sibley.
• Dickinson County: Thursday, Dec. 2, noon, at Dickinson County Community Center, 1602 15th Street, Spirit Lake.
• Clay County: Monday, Dec. 13, noon, at Clay County Regional Events Center, 800 W. 18th Street, Spencer.
A virtual meeting on Jan. 19, 2022 will be conducted at the IUB's Hearing Room and available by remote access. Details and virtual registration information for that meeting will be posted on the IUB's online hearing and meeting calendar. Information about the proposed pipeline project also will be available on the IUB's website, iub.iowa.gov.
Written comments or objections to the proposed pipeline can be filed electronically using the IUB's Open Docket Comment Form, by email to [email protected], or by postal mail to the Iowa Utilities Board, Attn: Docket No. HLP-2021-0003, 1375 E. Court Ave., Des Moines, IA 50319.
To review documents filed in this docket, click on Docket No. HLP-2021-0003 to visit the IUB's electronic filing system. For assistance with electronic filing of comments, visit the IUB webpage How to Make a Filing with the Board or call the IUB IT support team at (515) 725-7337.
