Flint Hills Resources is planning to build a five-mile-long underground pipeline to transport liquefied petroleum from its refinery in Rosemount to its terminal in Inver Grove Heights.
On Thursday, the Dakota County Board will hold a public meeting — as required by state law — to inform the public of the company’s plan. The meeting is at 5:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Community Center, Community Room 1, 8055 Barbara Ave., in Inver Grove Heights.
The proposed pipeline would be 4.5 inches in diameter. Most of the line would be on Flint Hills Resources property and cross mainly industrial and agricultural land, county road right-of-way and near a path that runs parallel to a utility corridor, according to company spokeswoman Holli R. VanOverbeke.
She said the project would help Flint Hills Resources manage its liquefied petroleum gas supply and storage capacity to better meet seasonal demands
The project is subject to local construction permits as well as final approval from the company, she said. Its scope and size do not meet the state’s threshold to require a certificate of need or route permit from the Public Utilities Commission.