(Des Moines)– The Iowa Utilities Board Tuesday approved an application from Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC for a permit to construct, operate and maintain a hazardous liquid pipeline through 29 Iowa counties, including Dickinson. The IUB approved the application with modifications and will require Summit to submit additional filings for review before a permit is issued.
Summit Carbon Solutions filed its petition on January 28th, 2022 for the proposed 688-mile pipeline to transport liquefied carbon dioxide through Iowa and into North Dakota where it would be sequestered underground.
In its decision, the IUB unanimously found Summit Carbon Solutions met the requirements of Iowa Code Chapter 479B, finding the pipeline “will provide a service that is inn the public convenience and necessity”.
The order approves the overall pipeline route and grants the right of eminent domain over specific parcels listed in the order after the permit is issued.
