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3 August 2011 CITY OF LAUREL
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is beginning the
process of completing an Environmental Assessment (EA) on Public Trust land that is located
between the low water marks of the Yellowstone River in the SW %SW% of Section 15, Township
2 South, Range 24 East in Yellowstone County. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company has applied for a
Temporary Construction License from the State in order to install a new section of 12" diameter
pipeline for the Silvertip Pipeline, in advance of an Easement application. The proposed section
of pipeline will be installed by Horizontal Directional Drilling beneath the bed of the
Yellowstone River. The pipeline is proposed to be at least 42' below the existing riverbed, with
the majority of the pipeline exceeding 48' below the bed of the Yellowstone River.
The DNRC Southern Land Office is currently conducting an analysis under the Montana
Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) of the impacts that may occur as a result of issuing the
proposed license and easement.
DNRC is accepting comments on the proposed request to issue a Temporary Construction
License and Easement for the relocated Silvertip Pipeline. If you have comments they will be
accepted until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 and can be sent to:
Jeff Bol -l-man, AreaPlanner
DNRC Southern Land Office
1371 Rimtop Drive
Billings, MT 59105
jbollman@mt.gov
Questions regarding the proposed project can be directed to Jeff Bollman at ibollman @mt.gov
or (406) 247 -4404.