The company that built the Dakota Access oil pipeline that runs diagonally across Iowa, from the northwest to the southeast, is making donations to emergency responders in every county the pipeline crosses in Iowa and three other states. Mike Futch, vice president of Energy Transfer Partners, explains the motive.
The pipeline crosses 18 counties in Iowa and also carves a path across Illinois and North and South Dakota. The news conference was held in South Dakota and Futch says they want to be good corporate partners with every county the pipeline touches.
In Iowa, the total donation is $360,000 to units in 18 counties. The total donation in the four states adds up to one-million dollars as the pipeline covers 50 counties. Chuck Fry, vice president for liquid pipelines at Energy Transfer, says the pipeline passing through Iowa is now fully assembled and carrying petroleum.
Sac, Calhoun, Buena Vista, Webster and Boone Counties are included in these donations. The company is also giving the state of North Dakota 15-million dollars for protest-related expenses.
