September 2014, Vol. 241, No. 9
Projects
Landowners want details of proposed Energy Transfer pipeline route through Iowa
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa landowners want to see the details of a proposed oil pipeline that would carry crude oil from North Dakota across the state to Illinois. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners has said the 1,100-mile Dakota Access pipeline would likely go through 17 Iowa counties as it crosses from the northwest corner of the state to the southeast corner. The oil’s final destination would be in Patoka, Illinois, about 70 miles east of St. Louis. Energy Transfer Partners spokeswoman Vicki Granado said the proposed pipeline would meet or exceed all state and federal safety standards. All of the pipeline crossing Iowa would be buried at least 36 inches deep, and in far

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