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Region 8 Comment Letter on Dakota Access Pipeline Project

The proposed Dakota Access Pipeline project is a 1134-mile, 12-inch to 30-inch diameter pipeline that will transport crude oil from the Bakken/Three Forks oil fields in North Dakota to Illinois. EPA Region 8 provided comments on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Dakota Access Pipeline Draft Environmental Assessment (EA).

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Comment Letter on the USACE Dakota Access Pipeline EA (PDF)(4 pp, 160 K, January 8, 2016)
Additional Comments on the USACE Dakota Access Pipeline EA (PDF)(5 pp, 393 K, March 11, 2016)