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Summit Carbon Solutions describes 20.1-mile Chickasaw route, emergency-grant offers and 92% easement progress
Summary
Company representatives told the Chickasaw County Board the carbon-capture pipeline will include capture facilities at local ethanol plants, an 8-inch pipeline through 20.1 miles of the county, emergency-preparedness grants (base $50,000 + $1,000 per mile), and that easement acquisition in the county is about 92% complete.
Summit Carbon Solutions representatives gave the Chickasaw County Board an update on the company's planned carbon-capture pipeline, saying the project will capture carbon dioxide at local ethanol plants (including the Homeland ethanol plant in Chickasaw County), move it by an 8-inch pipeline to a sequestration site in North Dakota, and supply a package of emergency-preparedness funding and equipment to counties along the route.
Why it matters: The project would change how local ethanol plants manage CO2 emissions, and involves land easements, county-level emergency planning and potential training and equipment for local fire departments and the county emergency management agency (EMA).
Company presentations and scope: Kaylee Lingrelle, stakeholder relations manager with Turnkey Logistics (presenting for Summit Carbon Solutions), and Joseph Crossgrove, a Summit project manager, described a capture facility at each participating ethanol plant and an 8-inch trunk pipeline that will carry CO2 to long-term sequestration in North Dakota. They said Summit expects to divide revenue streams from carbon credits and tax incentives with participating ethanol plants and highlighted markets including 45Q tax credits and emerging demand for low-carbon ethanol for sustainable aviation fuel.
Route, valves and property status: Lingrelle said the company has purchased several valve sites and that the phase-1 route in Chickasaw County covers 20.1 miles. She said Summit had acquired easements on 57 of 62 parcels on the phase-1 route and had executed agreements with 48 of 52 landowners in the county (the company reported about $4.4 million paid in easement payments in Chickasaw County). Projectwide, she said voluntary acquisition stood at about 75%.
Permitting and timing: Summit said North Dakota had issued permits for sequestration in December 2024 and that the company refiled its South Dakota application on Nov. 14, 2024; the Iowa portion of phase 1 is conditional on out-of-state approvals. Company representatives described a permitting and construction timeline that targets construction starting in 2026 and operations in 2027 if permitting proceeds on schedule.
Emergency preparedness and local support: Lingrelle described an emergency-response package the company will offer: an initial grant of $50,000 per county plus $1,000 per mile of pipeline within a county, training for local emergency managers and first responders (dispersion-analysis briefings and exercises), and equipment purchases to be coordinated with the county EMA. When supervisors asked whether the grants would be administered through the EMA, presenters said the EMA would be the local program contact and could decide how to distribute equipment among local departments.
Landowner outreach and eminent-domain question: Board members asked what would happen if some landowners refused to sign easements. Lingrelle said Summit prefers voluntary acquisition and has sought to negotiate with landowners; she acknowledged the company has eminent-domain authority under state permitting law but said the company aims to avoid exercising it. She also described a plan to issue a "last best offer" to landowners remaining after voluntary negotiations.
Next steps: Summit said it will continue survey and permission work, offer the emergency grants and schedule briefings and trainings for local EMAs and fire departments during the construction phase. The company also said it would continue informational outreach and attend regional meetings (including the ISAC conference) to answer questions from elected officials and emergency managers.
What was not decided: The Board received the presentation and asked clarifying questions; no formal board action on the project, funding or easements was recorded at the meeting.
Ending note: Summit representatives left contact information and a packet of materials, including a map of the proposed route showing valve sites and a summary of permits and timelines.
