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Committee to benchmark CO2 setback distances, collect surrounding counties' ordinances

Brookings County CO2 Pipeline Advisory Committee · April 22, 2025
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Summary

Committee members said some neighboring counties set liquid-pipeline setbacks as large as two miles; the committee assigned Robert Hill to collect those ordinances and prepare a comparison chart before the June 2, 2025 meeting.

Committee members identified PHMSA guidance as relevant and said they would benchmark Brookings County policy against surrounding counties' ordinances. During discussion members noted some counties set setback distances of two miles on either side for liquid pipelines and raised questions about how municipal setbacks would interact with county standards.

Robert Hill committed to collecting surrounding county ordinances regarding liquid/CO2 pipelines, compiling a chart of setbacks and related provisions, and distributing that information to committee members before the June 2, 2025 meeting. The committee also agreed to review PHMSA recommendations as part of that benchmarking exercise.

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