The Works Committee recommended, approval to support a collaborative effort to address a food-grade carbon dioxide shortage in North Dakota.

A draft of a resolution will be created for the City Council to review and possibly approve at its Feb. 6 meeting.

Joseph Rowell, water superintendent, said there is one company that produces food-grade carbon dioxide and one that transports it within the state.

“More companies want to stay within a certain mile range and only use the product that is available to them,” he said, referring to the transportation costs and the shortage of food-grade carbon dioxide.

Mayor Dwaine Heinrich said there needs to be a collaborative effort by state leaders with support from municipalities and others working with the industry in North Dakota to establish additional food-grade carbon dioxide production facilities within the state.