By Jared Strong
Iowa Capital Dispatch 

Navigator CO2 asks Iowa regulators to pause its pipeline permit request

Company pledges project update by end of March

 

October 5, 2023

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Navigator CO2's proposed pipeline route would cross itself southwest of Hartley.

Navigator CO2 wants to suspend its pipeline permit process in Iowa until utility regulators in Illinois approve the project, according to a motion it filed in Iowa.

The company wants to build a carbon dioxide pipeline system that would transport the captured greenhouse gas from ethanol plants and other facilities to Illinois, where it will be sequestered underground or used for other commercial purposes.

About 810 miles of the initially proposed system lies in Iowa, but the company said it is adjusting its plans after a setback in South Dakota.

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission d...



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