Twin Rivers Exploration asks Hardin County to shrink drain-tile buffer for seismic tests

Aug 27, 2025

Twin Rivers Exploration asked the Hardin County board to amend a county permit to add roads and reduce the buffer from drainage tile and culvert infrastructure from 250 feet to 25 feet for a planned geophysical survey to explore for natural hydrogen; company representatives described surveying methods, insurance and landowner agreements and asked the board to consider a permit-fee equivalent to nearby counties.

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Kyle Gandy, a project representative for Twin Rivers Exploration, told the Hardin County board that his company is seeking an amendment to a county permit to add mileage and to reduce the permit’s setback from drainage tile and culvert infrastructure from 250 feet to 25 feet for a geophysical survey. “We’re a subsidiary of Coloma,” Gandy said. “Natural hydrogen has not been discovered in commercial quantities in North America, and so we're one of the few companies exploring for it in the U.S.”

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