No decision yet regarding water crossings for Dakota Access Pipeline
http://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Media/NewsReleases/tabid/1835/Article/749902/no-decision-yet-regarding-water-crossings-for-dakota-access-pipeline.aspx5/3/2016
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has not issued a decision in response to Dakota Access, LLC’s application for permits and permissions to construct and operate the Dakota Access Pipeline Project.
The applicant has requested that USACE issue permits under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 for water body crossings, as well as provide the permission required by Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, codified at 33 U.S.C. 408 (Section 408).
The project is a crude oil pipeline which would connect the Bakken and Three Forks crude oil production areas in North Dakota to existing infrastructure in Illinois. While most of the 1,170-mile project crosses private lands the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has jurisdiction on approximately 37 miles, or about 3 percent of the project.
On Dec. 9, the Omaha District released a draft environmental assessment and a notice requesting public comments for the two Missouri River crossing locations in North Dakota. The EA is being completed in support of the Section 408 permission that was requested. The period to receive public comments closed Jan. 8.
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Horizontal directional drills are used at several types of crossings.
DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE PROJECT
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
GRASSLAND AND WETLAND EASEMENT CROSSINGS
http://www.fws.gov/uploadedFiles/DAPL%20Easements%20Draft%20EA%20%2012.17.15.pdf