Long Awaited Pipeline Hearing Set for Tuesday in Fort Dodge

The Iowa Utilities Board will start its review of the Summit Carbon Solutions proposed Iowa pipeline route Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Cardiff Events Center in Fort Dodge.

The Iowa utility regulators will first hear from landowners who oppose having Summit’s carbon pipeline run through their property. The hearing is expected to last for several weeks.

A Des Moines Register Iowa Poll found 78% of Iowans opposed having the Utilities Board give the company eminent domain authority and force unwilling landowners to sign contracts with pipeline developers.

On eve of the hearing in Fort Dodge, Summit has revised its pipeline permit application to utility regulators in North Dakota.