Summit Carbon Solutions have secured easement agreements with more than 375 North Dakota landowners, accounting for 70% of the proposed pipeline route in the state. Summit Carbon Solutions Chief Operating Officer James Powell says more than additional five percent of pipeline easements have been acquired in the last two weeks. “From the last hearing on the 14th through yesterday, we’ve acquired an additional 18 miles of pipeline right away which equates to almost five percent of the total route. We’re currently at 67.79% of the route secured.” Richland County farmer Benjamin Datzenrod testified at the hearing, and expressed concerns regarding the negative impact of the pipeline on working farmland that has drain tile installed. Datzenrod says freshly disturbed soil from pipeline installation can cause unstable soil for years. “What scares me is when these air pocket form around this pipeline, and the use of heavy machinery causes these air pockets to eventually collapse. Now add the knowledge that pipeline heaving has been observed in Richland County, and we have the conditions where there is reasonable expectation for unintentional third-party strikes.” The next public hearing will take place in Wahpeton on April 11th.
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