Summit does not have a permit to construct until the requirements of a route in South Dakota, a route in North Dakota, and a sequestration site in North Dakota have been met.

According to the Iowa Utility Commission (IUC) [formerly known as the Iowa Utilites Board (IUB)] press release from August 28th,  Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC (Summit Carbon), has substantially complied with the requirements of the IUC’s June 25, 2024, order regarding the company’s application for a hazardous liquid pipeline permit. IUC Press Release

The June 25th, 2024 ruling of the IUC has primary requirements that have not been met as stated in the V. ORDERING CLAUSES, beginning on page 477 of 507 pages.

• Requirement 5 has not been met. Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC shall not commence construction on any segment of pipe in Iowa until it has obtained agency approval for a route and sequestration site in North Dakota and agency approval of a route in South Dakota, except as described in Ordering Clauses 6 and 7.
• Requirement 6 has not been met. Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC, shall not commence construction of Trunk Line 3, north of the Superior Ethanol Plant, or Lateral Line 2, until it has received agency approval from Minnesota for a connection to ethanol plants located in Minnesota as well as compliance with Ordering Clause 5.
• Requirement 7 has not been met. Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC, shall not commence construction of Trunk Line 5, south of Plymouth Energy, until it has an approved route in Nebraska to at least one ethanol plant in addition to compliance with Ordering Clause 5. 

Until the requirements of a route in South Dakota, a route in North Dakota, and a sequestration site in North Dakota have been met, no matter how many ways you try to say it, Summit does not have a permit to construct.