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Iowa Counties Hire Engineers to Oversee Proposed Pipeline

March 15, 2015

At least three Iowa counties have hired engineers to oversee the installation of a proposed underground oil pipeline, pending its approval.

Webster County on Tuesday approved the hire of an engineer to survey the pipeline’s construction if approved by the Iowa Board of Utilities. Dakota Access, LLC, a unit of Energy Transfer Partners, applied in January for the structure that would cut through 18 Iowa counties.

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