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Earlier this year, a District Court ordered US Army Corps of Engineers to conduct an environmental impact statement on the portion of the Dakota Access Pipeline that crosses Lake Oahe, the 4th largest reservoir in the US.
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Analysis developed through this EIS will help decide whether the DAPL crossing of Lake Oahe is authorized. (Court order nullified previous easement.)
https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Dam-and-Lake-Projects/Oil-and-Gas-Development/Dakota-Access-Pipeline/
https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Dam-and-Lake-Projects/Oil-and-Gas-Development/Dakota-Access-Pipeline/
Alternatives:
1 (No Action): Corps would not grant an easement and would require restoration of Corps-administered federal lands to pre-pipeline construction conditions.
2: Corps would not grant an easement and would take no further action.
(Slide 10)
https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p16021coll7/id/15960
1 (No Action): Corps would not grant an easement and would require restoration of Corps-administered federal lands to pre-pipeline construction conditions.
2: Corps would not grant an easement and would take no further action.
(Slide 10)
https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p16021coll7/id/15960
Alternatives cont.
3: Corps would grant the requested easement with the same conditions as the vacated easement.
4: Corps would grant the requested easement with additional conditions beyond those in the vacated easement.
(Slide 10, cont.)
https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p16021coll7/id/15960
3: Corps would grant the requested easement with the same conditions as the vacated easement.
4: Corps would grant the requested easement with additional conditions beyond those in the vacated easement.
(Slide 10, cont.)
https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/utils/getfile/collection/p16021coll7/id/15960
Given the history of spills by the company operating the pipeline, environmental impact is a significant concern. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pipeline-nativeamericans-safety-i-idUSKCN11T1UW
When oil started flowing through the pipeline in 2017, Slate reported that there was "no oil spill response plan in place for the section of pipe that crosses the Missouri River just upstream from the Standing Rock reservation" https://slate.com/technology/2017/06/dakota-access-pipeline-will-start-operating-without-a-proper-response-plan.html
Public comments on the scope of the Corps' EIS are open through 11/26/20. Your comment could help ensure that the EIS considers tribal treaty rights, climate impacts, and safety concerns such as potential for spills. Info here: https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Dam-and-Lake-Projects/Oil-and-Gas-Development/Dakota-Access-Pipeline/
