Last week, NWLA was at the KMOT Ag Show! Many people attended the show and discussed landowner issues such as eminent domain, pipeline easements, trespass legislation, wind farms, and the impending Cenex pipeline.
On Tuesday, December 5th, 2016, the leadership of NWLA braved the poor weather to attend the Legislative Rule Making Committee meeting with the Department of Mineral Resources. Here are the results of that meeting: https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/or27865.pdf Additionally, the leadership met with members of the Public Service Commission, Department of Mineral Resources, and local Senators and Representatives… Read more »
Northwest Landowners Association’s leadership has been busy these last few weeks in Bismarck at the legislative session continuing to advocate for landowners. Specifically, here is a list of legislation currently being pursued. Please click on the bill number to be linked to the appropriate bill status. HB 1026: NWLA provided input and served on the… Read more »
Today on Scott Hennen’s “What’s On Your Mind” radio show, Troy Coons, NWLA Chairman, summed up the 2017 legislative session. If you missed it, listen HERE.
After 2 years of negotiations with the ND Department of Health, NWLA and other stakeholders have come to an agreement on guidelines for saltwater spill remediation. The guidelines can be found below. This is a huge victory for NWLA and landowners as the establishment of saltwater remediation guidelines advances the protection of soil, water, and… Read more »
Click here to read Amy Dalrymple’s article.
Northwest Landowners Association was a presenter at the ND Soils Conference in Medora on Tuesday, June 14th, 2016, and spoke about the importance of bringing soils that were impacted by oil activity back to background status. Below are pictures from our presentation!
ND House passes eliminating reporting of small oil spills, but landowners opposed Flood funding looks hopeful Lawsuit accuses Dakota Access of misleading landowners Landowners oppose bill that reduces oil spill reporting Oil spill reporting bill gets mixed reviews
Pipeline Reclamation Problems? The ND Department of Agriculture’s new program can assist in resolving land surface issues and concerns with pipeline restoration and reclamation. Issues including deep ruts/uneven ground, improper vegetation reseeding, pooling water, slumping, soil erosion, and topsoil replacement can all be caused by the activities around water, gas, and oil pipelines. For assistance,… Read more »
Northwest Landowners Association was awarded a $50,000 grant from Farm Credit Service’s Rural Community Grant Fund. The dollars are to be used to provide support staff to eventually transition NWLA to a full-time executive director.
