Summit Carbon Solutions has submitted a second application in South Dakota for construction of a proposed carbon capture pipeline.
Last year, South Dakota’s Public Utilities Commission rejected Summit’s initial application. Officials said it did not comply with county zoning rules. Earlier this month, South Dakota voters upheld those restrictions.
According to a news release from Summit, the company has made major changes in its South Dakota pipeline route after more than a year of one-on-one work with landowners.
Iowa and North Dakota regulators have approved permits for the project. It would ship carbon from 57 ethanol plants in five states to underground storage in North Dakota.
Summit’s CEO says the project represents a pathway to new markets and lasting economic growth for generations to come.
Nine Iowa counties passed zoning ordinances specifically for carbon pipelines, and judges for the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in Omaha have now heard arguments over ordinances in Shelby and Story Counties that Summit sued to overturn. Summit has pending lawsuits against Emmet, Kossuth and Palo Alto Counties and recently sued Bremer County over its zoning ordinance.
