Magellan representative briefs Pipestone County on proposed pipeline reroute, requests local comment

Jul 7, 2026

Company officials updated the county on a plan to reroute a refined-products pipeline and asked local officials to submit public comments comparing Route 1 (preferred) and Route 3. The Public Utilities Commission docket (23-109) is open for comments through June 22; speakers said Route 1 sits about 3 miles downstream of the Pipestone National Monument.

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Sam Payton, director of government relations for the parent company of Magellan Pipeline Company, told the Pipestone County Board the company is seeking to reroute a refined-products pipeline that has been out of service since 2022. "We're we're trying to reroute a refined products, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel pipeline that was, shut down in 2022," Payton said, summarizing the project's purpose and regional supply impacts.

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