A Dallas, Texas based company proposing to build a crude oil pipeline that would bisect 18 Iowa counties will file for a permit to build with the Iowa Utilities Board later this month.
Energy Transfer Partners Senior Vice President Joey Mahmoud says the company has permission from 80 percent of landowners along the proposed route to survey. If the petition is approved, he says the company will seek eminent domain powers to survey the rest of the land.
“Is it reasonable to think we’ll have 100% voluntary easements? Probably not. In those cases, we’ll have to rely on the power of eminent domain if we’re able to secure it from the Iowa Utilities Board.”
The Iowa Utilities Board is currently accepting public comment about the proposed pipeline at their website.
