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Minnesota Route Permit: Brookings County-Hampton

Brookings County-Hampton project Route Permit application The CapX2020 utilities filed a Route Permit application (see press release) with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MN PUC) for the Brookings County-Hampton 345-kilovolt transmission line project on December 29, 2008. Landowners owning property within one of the two route options were mailed a packet in late December. As required by state law, two route options were proposed for the approximately 240-mile transmission line and associated substations. The MN PUC will determine which route option will be certified after a lengthy public process, including public meetings held by the Department of Commerce, Office of Energy Security and public hearings held by the MN PUC and overseen by an administrative law judge.

The CapX2020 utilities encourage all landowners, regardless if they have property within a route option, to continue attending meetings and participating in the public process. There have been instances in Minnesota where the MN PUC has certified routes not proposed in the utilities' Route Permit application. Additionally, public participation continues to be valued at all stages of the process.

If you have questions about the Route Permit application or current project status, please call 1-888-473-2279, use the online form at www.CapX2020.com/contactus.html, or email brookingsinfo@capx2020.com.

If you would like to receive written notices of project milestones regarding the environmental review process, including availability notice of the draft Environmental Impact Statement, please sign up for the project contact list at http://energyfacilities.puc.state.mn.us/.

The CapX2020 utilities filed a supplement on December 31, 2008 to the Brookings County-Hampton Route Permit application. It includes a map labeled "Appendix B.6-Sheet HM11 Helena Substation to Lake Marion Substation detailed route maps" as well as written communications from numerous agencies and local government units. The information included in the supplement has been integrated into the Route Permit application detailed below.

Application to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for a Route Permit for the Brookings County-Hampton 345 kV Transmission Line Project
The linked documents are in Adobe PDF file format. Detailed route maps are located in Appendices A and B below. Route maps are also viewable here.
	Table of Contents
	Executive Summary
Chapter 1	Introduction
Chapter 2	Project Information
Chapter 3	Engineering Design, Construction, and Right-of-Way Acquisition
Chapter 4	Route Selection Process
Chapter 5	Description of Preferred Route and Alternate Route
Chapter 6	Environmental Information: Preferred Route
Chapter 7	Environmental Information: Associated Facilities, Preferred Route
Chapter 8	Environmental Information: Alternate Route
Chapter 9	Environmental Information: Associated Facilities, Alternate Route
Chapter 10	Federal and State Agency, Local Government, and Public Involvement
Chapter 11	Required Permits and Approvals
Chapter 12	References
Appendix A	Overview Maps
Appendix B.1	Project Overview Index Map for Detailed Route Maps
Appendix B.2	Brookings County Substation to Lyon County Substation Detailed Route Maps
Appendix B.3	Lyon County Substation to Minnesota Valley Substation Detailed Route Maps
Appendix B.4	Lyon County Substation to Cedar Mountain Substation area Detailed Route Maps
Appendix B.5	Cedar Mountain Substation area to Helena Substation area Detailed Route Maps
Appendix B.6	Helena Substation area to Lake Marion Substation to Hampton Substation area Detailed Route Maps (includes supplemental filing)
Appendix C	All Segment Map Index
Appendix C	Route Segments
Appendix C	Alternate Route Segments
Appendix C	Preferred Route Segments
Appendix D	Detailed Substation Maps
Appendix E1	122908 Impacts AreaOptions
Appendix E2	122908 Impacts 115kV
Appendix E3	122908 Impacts Segments
Appendix E4	122908 Impacts Table I35 ROW
Appendix E4	122908 Map I35 ROW
Appendix F01	Lincoln County Land Use Map
Appendix F02	Lyon County Land Use Map
Appendix F03	Yellow Medicine County Land Use Map
Appendix F04	Redwood County Land Use Map
Appendix F05	Renville County Land Use Map
Appendix F06	Brown County Land Use Map
Appendix F07	Sibley County Land Use Map
Appendix F08	Le Sueur County Land Use Map
Appendix F09	Scott County Land Use Map for Comp Plan
Appendix F10	Scott County 2030 Land Use Map
Appendix F11	Rice County Land Use Map
Appendix F12	Dakota County Land Use Maps
Appendix F13	Socioeconomic Data
Appendix G01	Map 11x17 L Anthrax 122908
Appendix G02	Anthrax Map State
Appendix G03	MN Mineral Industries Map
Appendix G04	Mining 1
Appendix G05	Mining 2
Appendix G06	Mining – State Bedrock Geology
Appendix G07	Aggregate Resources Renville County 092908
Appendix G08	Aggregate Resources Le Sueur County 092908
Appendix G09	Aggregate Sources Seven County Metro Area 092908
Appendix H	Cultural ResourcesTables
Appendix I01	River Crossing Analysis
Appendix I02	River Crossing Upper MN Maps
Appendix I03	River Crossing Lower MN Maps
Appendix I04	T&E Animal List Rec FINAL
Appendix J01	Agency Contacts Letters Sent
Appendix J02	032508 Agency Contact Example
Appendix J03	110308 Agency Contact Example
Appendix J04	112707 Agency Contact Example
Appendix J05	Agency Written Comments (original filing)
Appendix J05	Agency Written Comments (supplemental filing)
Appendix J06	Agency Meeting Minutes
Appendix J07	Routing Workgroup
Appendix J08	Landowner Notices
Appendix J09	Newspaper Notices
Appendix J10	Public Mailings
Appendix J11	July 10 LGU Notice Letter and Map
Appendix K	Summary of Public Comments
Appendix L	Landowner Lists
Appendix M	Brookings PDA