Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Pipeline project moving on to next step

Final public meeting set for Friday in Page Co.

Developers of a proposed carbon pipeline that would traverse Iowa are eyeing the next step in the process.

The final informational meeting for Summit Carbon Solutions' Midwest Carbon Express pipeline is set for Friday in Page County at the Shenandoah Public Library. Once it wraps, the company must wait at least 30 days before petitioning the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) for a permit to construct the pipeline. After a petition is filed, public evidentiary hearings will be held in each affected county for interested parties to present evidence in favor or against the project. The IUB will base its...