Dallas, TX — The company that wants to build the pipeline to carry crude oil from the Bakken oil fields across northwest Iowa on its way to a refinery has chosen two companies to help them with agriculture issues.
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. has hired Key Agricultural Services, Inc. of Macomb, IL and Duraroot of Colorado Springs, CO to serve as independent sources of agriculture expertise to advise and monitor the acquisition, construction and reclamation processes of its proposed 1,134 mile Dakota Access Pipeline Project.
Energy Transfer Partners says Key Agricultural Services and Duraroot will work with landowners along the route to develop site-specific agricultural mitigation plans to ensure the full restoration of all impacted land. Energy Transfer Partners says their commitment to landowners extends from initial surveys to the reclamation of land after construction through the ongoing operation and maintenance of the proposed crude oil pipeline that will carry domestically produced oil through North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois.
The track record and commitment of these companies to protecting valuable natural resources will aid in the construction process of the Dakota Access Pipeline, according to Energy Transfer Partners. In addition to working with landowners, Energy Transfer Partners says that Key Agricultural Services and Duraroot also will be important overseers of the entire construction process to ensure land, soil, and other resources are respected and returned to their pre-construction state.
Additionally, Energy Transfer Partners has committed to using union labor, with at least 50% of the workers sourced locally, to construct the pipeline. Energy Transfer Partners says they are also committed to procuring local products and services during the construction process when possible to provide an economic boost to the communities along the route.
Energy Transfer Partners hopes to receive the appropriate permits by late 2015 with a projected in service date for the pipeline of the fourth quarter of 2016.
