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Not just Standing Rock: Water sources along pipeline at risk

Not just Standing Rock: Water sources along pipeline at risk | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - This March 30, 2016, file photo, shows an aerial view of the Des Moines River near downtown in Des Moines, Iowa. The four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline crosses more than 200 water bodies, including the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, which are water sources for a half-million customers in the Des Moines area. Des Moines Water Works CEO Bill Stowe says he has emergency plans to deal with leaks and he will review pipeline inspection reports regularly. (Michael Zamora/The Des Moines Register via AP, File) /The Des Moines Register via AP )

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Native American tribe’s water source is one of a few critical sources that could be affected if there was a breach in the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

The four-state, $3.8 billion pipeline crosses more than 200 water bodies, including the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, which are water sources for a half-million customers in the Des Moines, Iowa, area.

The CEO of the area’s utility says he has emergency plans to deal leaks and he will review pipeline inspection reports regularly.

It also crosses the Mississippi River, which is a water source for 4,000 people in southeast Iowa.

Pipeline builder Energy Transfer Partners says the project will be constantly monitored and can shut off emergency valves remotely at any time.

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