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Scott County staff recommend formalizing Oct. 10, 2025 pipeline completion date for MidAmerican Energy project
Summary
County staff reported final inspection and restoration work for a 1.2-mile renewable natural gas pipeline was completed on 10/10/2025, invoiced inspection costs of $51,551 will be reimbursed by MidAmerican Energy, and staff recommended adopting a resolution to set that date under Iowa Code.
County staff updated the board on MidAmerican Energy’s construction of approximately 1.2 miles of 2‑inch renewable natural gas pipeline in Scott County and recommended the board adopt a resolution formally establishing Oct. 10, 2025, as the pipeline installation completion date.
Staff said the pipeline extends from the renewable natural gas processing site at the Scott Area landfill to the Lynnwood Town border station in Buffalo Township. Under Iowa law, the county provides an on‑site inspector to oversee land restoration and drain‑tile repairs; staff hired Plopsettow Garber Associates to perform those inspection duties and reported inspection costs of $51,551, which staff said would be fully reimbursed by MidAmerican Energy.
“Construction began in April and the inspector monitored all field drain tile repairs and the restoration of subsoil and topsoil within MidAmerican’s easements,” staff said. Staff recommended approval of a resolution in the board packet specifying 10/10/2025 as the project’s completion date so property owners or the pipeline company would know when petitions for installation damages may be filed under Iowa Code.
A supervisor asked whether the work was primarily in the county right‑of‑way; staff said about half was in the right‑of‑way and the remainder was on private easements. The transcript shows staff recommended the resolution but does not record a final roll‑call vote on the resolution.
If approved, staff said the county’s final inspection invoice will be reimbursed by the company and the established date would be used if landowners raise a dispute about installation damages.
