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La Crosse board approves Northern Natural Gas riverbank stabilization plan
Summary
The La Crosse Board of Public Works unanimously approved Northern Natural Gas’s plan to install riprap and granular fill along the Mississippi River to protect a pipeline, including grading that extends roughly 37 feet beyond an existing 50-foot easement and temporary workspace provisions; permits and inspections will be handled by city staff.
The La Crosse Board of Public Works on Jan. 5 unanimously approved a request from Northern Natural Gas to install riprap and granular fill over an existing pipeline near the Mississippi River, a project company representatives said is scheduled to begin in May 2026.
Northern Natural Gas land agent Steven Sullivan told the board the work ‘‘will involve the installation of riprap and granular fill over our existing WIB 11,901 pipeline system near the bank of the Mississippi River’’ to ‘‘reinforce the existing cover over the pipeline and to protect the facility from erosion.’’ Sullivan said permit conditions from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Wisconsin Department of Natural…
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