The letters were sent to county supervisors and county emergency managers Monday, but a Summit representative said they should be sent to all Iowa landowners over the next week and a half. Counties along the pipeline route will be eligible for an annual grant of $0.125 per foot of Summit pipeline in the county. These grants go directly to the counties and can be spent on things such as emergency response, agriculture and ethanol production, trainings, or healthy families and communities. According to the letter, the grants and landowner stakeholder payments will persist annually through the lifetime of the pipeline project. In this section of the letter, Summit said it commits to “innovative” design and operation of its system to “enhance” water efficiency.