FERC Seeks Input on Iowa-Minnesota Gas Pipeline Plans
Published Date: 4/16/2026
Notice
Summary
Northern Natural Gas Company plans to retire an old gas pipeline and build new facilities in parts of Iowa and Minnesota. The government wants your thoughts on how this might affect the environment before making a final decision. If you live nearby or care about nature, now’s the time to speak up—comments are due by May 13, 2026.
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Landowners may face easement or eminent domain
If you own land where the pipeline runs, Northern may contact you to negotiate an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities, but you are not required to sign. If the Commission approves the project and you and the company do not reach an easement agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation (eminent domain) proceedings in court and compensation would be determined by a judge according to state law.
Project uses hundreds of acres; some kept permanently
The Ventura-to-Farmington (V2F) project would use a 50- to 100-foot construction right-of-way totaling about 421 acres and would maintain about 92 acres permanently. The Northern Lights 2027 (NL27) project would use a 60- to 100-foot construction right-of-way totaling about 567 acres (about 63 acres overlap with existing facilities) and would maintain about 162 acres permanently; remaining acreage would be restored and could revert to former uses.
Tribes and historic properties to be consulted
FERC is initiating consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act with State Historic Preservation Offices, interested Indian tribes, and other parties to solicit views on potential effects to historic properties; the environmental document will summarize findings and the status of those consultations.
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