Harrisburg (SD) area farmer Greg Slack has filed a lawsuit against Energy Transfer Partners the builders of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Slack’s Attorney Glenn Boomsma of Sioux Falls says their court complaint outlines a wide range of damage, including the failure of the pipeline company to restore land and drain tiles to its original condition.
He says five of Slack’s drain tiles were disconnected when the company put in the pipeline and none of them were restored and that’s created a host of problems.
Boomsma doesn’t know if having state legislation passed would protect farmers like Slack but he thinks many be experiencing what Slack has in terms of negative impacts from the pipeline.
Boomsma says Slack tried talking to Energy Transfer Company officials over a year ago and has received no response. The court action was filed in Lincoln County court. A phone call to Energy Transfer Partners for comment was never returned.
(WNAX)