NDSU Extension Service released a new publication this month about the Environmental Impacts of BRINE. Earlier in the Spring NWLA sponsored three café talks put on by the NDSU Extension Service with the intention of learning more about the landowner concerns with brine spills across North Dakota. These café talks were educational for all parties… Read more »
If you have experienced a spill of any kind on your land, it is very simple to verify the spill has been reported with the North Dakota Department of Health. Follow this link to the North Dakota Department of Health, Environmental Health page and select from General Environmental Incidents of Oilfield Environmental Incidents. If you… Read more »
Troy Coons, NWLA Chairman, gave testimony in opposition of the Ward County right of ways policy currently being reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Click HERE for the link to the resolution the NWLA Board of Directors presented to the Ward County Planning and Zoning Commission. To read more details on the policy and… Read more »
Northwest Landowners Association’s leadership has been busy these last few months in Bismarck at the legislative session; continuing to advocate for landowners. Specifically, here is a list of legislation NWLA followed through this session. Please click on the bill number to be linked to the appropriate bill status. HB 1151: The “Spill Bill” would no… Read more »
The third and final NDSU Brine Spill Café Talk was held in Stanley, ND this morning. This meeting was the largest of all 3 meetings, with 35 people in attendance. There was representation from several landowners, large oil companies, PhD students, NDSU employees, and many NWLA board members. The conversation was educational in regards to… Read more »
Pictured left to right: Bryan Ankenbauer, Farm Credit Services and NWLA board member; Amy Shelton, NWLA Executive Director; Galen Peterson, NWLA Secretary; Troy Coons, NWLA Chairman; Dave King, NWLA Vice Chairman; Rollin Tonneson, Farm Credit Services board member; Claude Sem, Farm Credit Services CEO. Farm Credit Services of North Dakota is proud to announce that… Read more »
Today NWLA Executive Director, Amy Shelton, made the beautiful drive to Killdeer for the second talk on produced salt water spills in North Dakota. 15 people attended this meeting from all different industries; including several large oil companies, Dunn County Forest Services, a representative from Senator Heitkamp’s office, Dunn County Commissioner, and Dunn County Emergency… Read more »
Today several of the NWLA board members attended a Brine Spill Café Talk, in Crosby, put on by the NDSU Extension Service. During this open conversation between landowners and soil specialist; we discussed the severity of brine spills, what a landowner can do if they see a brine spill on their property, and the different… Read more »
Today on Scott Hennen’s “What’s On Your Mind” radio show, Troy Coons, NWLA Chairman, gave an update on all things happening in the legislature right now. If you missed it, listen HERE.
On Friday, April 7, 2017, Governor Burgum signed HB 1151. You can read the full article from the Bismarck Tribune here.
