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Minnesota Route Permit: Hampton-Rochester-La Crosse
Minnesota Route Permit application filed January 19, 2010
Landowners owning property within the proposed routes were mailed an
informational packet and detailed route maps. Two main route options were
proposed with a third alternative provided in certain areas. At environmental
scoping meetings in spring 2010, the public can provide alternative route
options for consideration. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will
determine the final route after a comprehensive review that includes preparation
of an Environmental Impact Statement, public meetings, and public hearings
overseen by an administrative law judge.
 Alma, Wisconsin, is the proposed Mississippi River crossing location
After careful analysis and public input, the utilities have proposed
the Mississippi River crossing at Alma, Wisconsin, where an existing transmission
line and power plant are located, as the most prudent and feasible alternative.
All landowners in the project study area, regardless
if they have property within a route option, should continue
to attend meetings and participate in the public process. There have been
instances in Minnesota where the Commission has certified routes not proposed
in the utilities’ Route
Permit application.
Questions: Contact project
representatives at 1-866-876-2869 or email lacrosseinfo@capx2020.com.
To be included on the state’s mailing list
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/.
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Application
to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
for a Route Permit
for the Hampton-Rochester-La
Crosse 345 kV and 161 kV Transmission Line
Project |
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| Detailed Route Maps |
Aerial
Photos Detailing Location of Preferred and Alternative
Routes
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| Project Overview Map |
HRL_project_overview_03.01.2010.pdf |
| Route Permit Application |
Application
to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for a Route
Permit for the Hampton – Rochester – La Crosse
345 kV and 161 kV Transmission Line Project Docket
E002/TL-09-1448, 545 pages (3.7 MB)
Includes: Table of Contents, Executive
Summary, Introduction, Project Information, Engineering
and Design, Construction, Right-Of-Way Acquisition, Route
Development and Selection Process, Description of Proposed
Routes, Rationale for Selecting Preferred Route, Environmental
Information, Public Participation and Agency Involvement,
Permits and Approvals, References, Definitions, Acronyms,
List of Figures, List of Appendices
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Chapters 1, 2, 4
Large Maps |
Chapter
1, Figure 1.0-2, Project Overview, Existing Utilities (631
K)
Chapter
2, Figure 2.1-1, Project Sections (325
K)
Chapter
4, Figures 4.3-1, 4.3-2, 4.3-3, 4.3-4, 4.3-5, Evolution
of CON and Macro Corridors (1.7 MB)
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| Chapters 7, 8, 9 Application Resource
Maps |
Chapter
7 Resource Maps (5.1
MB)
Chapter
8 Resource Maps (4.5
MB)
Chapter
9 Resource Maps (4
MB)
Maps identify location of resources such as land cover, population density, recreation,
utilities, transportation, communication facilities, prime farmland, agricultural
resources, mining, historic sites, water resources, conservation easements, designated
wildlife areas and noise |
Appendix
A |
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Appendix B |
Certificate
of Need (4.3
MB)
Administrative law judge’s findings of fact;
Minnesota Public Utility Commission Order approving
need |
Appendix C |
Public
and Agency Outreach (4.6 MB)
Agency, local government, and tribal government mailing lists; names
of individuals on proposed routes; public meeting,
and comment summary |
Appendix D |
Mn/DOT
U.S. Highway 52 Corridor Management Plan (7.5
MB) |
Appendix E |
Mississippi
River Crossing Design Options, Photos and Underground
Analysis (3.3
MB) |
Appendix F |
Substation
Drawings (2
MB) |
Appendix G |
Agricultural
Impacts Mitigation Plan (84 K) |
Appendix H |
Minnesota
Route Matrix (1.3
MB)
Table of data analysis for each route segment |
Appendix I |
Information
Related to Preferred, Alternative, and Considered
but Eliminated Segments (92 K) |
Appendix J |
Segment
Line Maps (3.5
MB) |
Appendix K |
Considered
but Eliminated La Crescent and Winona Routes (5.5
MB) |
Appendix L |
Preferred
and Alternative Route Segment List (51
K) |
Appendix M |
Route
Maps (Sheetmaps)
Appendix
M Sheet Maps 1-13, with property lines (10.3
MB)
Appendix
M Sheetmaps 14-28, with property lines (11.5
MB) |
Appendix N |
Land
Use/Zoning Maps (4
MB) |
Appendix O |
Stanton
Airport Analysis (124
K) |
Appendix P |
Agriculture
and Prime Farmland Impacts (46 K) |
Appendix Q |
Archaeological
and Architectural Occurrence Tables (116
K) |
Appendix R |
List
of Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish Likely
to Occur in the Project Area (78 K) |
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