Informational meetings completed for proposed Navigator CO2 pipeline
Meetings completed in 12 counties, plus one virtual
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) recently completed the 13 additional public informational meetings that were requested by Navigator Heartland Greenway LLC (Navigator). The meetings were held to discuss Navigator’s proposal to build and operate a large-scale pipeline system that will capture and transport liquefied carbon dioxide from local facilities and span approximately 1,300 miles across five Midwest states, including Iowa.
Navigator requested the meetings in a letter filed on June 15, 2022, and also filed a new proposed pipeline route overview map and county maps in Docket No. HLP-2021-0003.
The additional public informational meetings were completed as follows:
Delaware County
Noon August 22, 2022 – The Gathering Place, 1711 N. Second St., Manchester
Buchanan County
6 p.m. August 22, 2022 – Heartland Acres Agribition Center, 2600 Swan Lake Blvd., Independence
Fayette County
Noon August 23, 2022 – The Coliseum, 101 First St. S.W., Oelwein
Bremer County
6 p.m. August 23, 2022 – The Centre Hall, 1211 Fourth St. S.W., Waverly
Butler County
Noon August 24, 2022 – Greene Community Center, 202 W. South St., Greene
Hardin County
6 p.m. August 24, 2022 – ECC Agricultural Renewable Energy Center, 509 Ellsworth Ave., Iowa Falls
Hamilton County
Noon August 25, 2022 – Briggs Woods Conference Center, 2501 Briggs Woods Trail, Webster City
Webster County
6 p.m. August 25, 2022 – Webster County Fairgrounds, Auditorium Building, 22770 Old Highway 169, Fort Dodge
Lyon County
Noon September 13, 2022 – Forster Community Center, 404 First Ave., Rock Rapids
Osceola County
6 p.m. September 13, 2022 – Ninth Street Centre, 418 Ninth , Sibley
Lee County
Noon September 15, 2022 – Lee County Fairgrounds, Youth Learning Center, 1100 N. Main St., Donnellson
Polk County
Noon September 21, 2022 – FFA Enrichment Center, 1055 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy, Ankeny
Virtual Meeting
6 p.m. September 21, 2022 – Participation through the IUB Webex system with details to come on the Hearing and Meeting Calendar page
The informational meetings will be conducted in compliance with the requirements of 199 Iowa Administrative Code 13.2.
On October 19, 2021, Navigator filed its original request for public informational meetings regarding its proposed carbon capture pipeline system. Those initial meetings concluded in January 2022.
Documents regarding the proposed Navigator pipeline are available for review in the IUB’s electronic filing system under Docket No. HLP-2021-0003.
