Williams County Approves Enbridge Zoning Request -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

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The Williams County Commission voted to approve a zone change for Enbridge Pipelines on Monday.

Enbridge was proposing a zone change from agricultural zoning to industrial on approximately 40 acres of land in East Fork Township. The site is located off of U.S. Highway 2, east of the 13-mile corner, along Williams County Road 9. The County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend denial at its meeting Nov. 29.

... the site would contain two 30,000 barrel storage tanks for oil. There would also be truck lots for delivery. She said the location would serve as a site for collection of oil from nearby oil wells.

She said Enbridge hopes from get approval from the Public Service Commission by April 2012, with construction to begin in the spring. McKitrick said a tentative startup date for the facility would be February 2013.