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EL13-020 - In the Matter of the Application of Northern States Power Company dba Xcel Energy and Otter Tail Power Company for a Permit to Construct
the Big Stone South
to Brookings County 345 kV Transmission Line
Date Filed: 06/03/13 ♦ Intervention Date: 08/02/13 ♦ Docket Closed: 02/20/14
Docket Reopened: 12/20/17 ♦ Docket Reclosed: 01/25/18
Agendas:
January 16, 2018, Agenda of Commission Meeting
February 18, 2014, Agenda of Commission Meeting
August 13, 2013, Agenda of Commission Meeting
July 2, 2013, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of January 16, 2018, Commission Meeting
Minutes of February 18, 2014, Commission Meeting
Minutes of August 13, 2013, Commission Meeting
Minutes of July 2, 2013, Commission Meeting
A Public Input Hearing will be held Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. CDT in Meeting Room 110 A-B, McCrory Gardens Education & Visitors Center, 631 22nd Ave., Brookings, S.D., (take Exit 132 off 1-29, then west on 6th St. (Hwy 14) to 22nd Ave., then north).
- Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- Party Status Form, please complete the form online, print and complete the notary section
- Sign-in Sheet Confidential (not available to the public)
- Recording
- Applicant's Presentation
- South Dakota Regulatory Process for High Voltage Transmission Lines
- Understanding Easements and Rights-of-Way – South Dakota
- Right-of-way acquisition and construction process in South Dakota
- Big Stone South-Brookings County 345 kV transmission line
- CapX2020 Update June 2012
- CapX Update August 2012
- CapX Update October 2012
- CapX Update December 2012
- Transcript of July 31, 2013, Public Input Hearing
Click For Comments and Responses
Orders:- Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- Order Assessing Filing Fee
- Order Granting Applications for Party Status
- Order Granting Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation and Granting Permit to Construct Facilities
- 01/25/18 - Order Granting Motion for Release of Bond
- 06/03/13 - Xcel Energy and Otter Tail's Letter regarding Application to Construct 345 kV Transmission Line in Deuel and Brookings Counties
- 06/05/13 - Email Verification of Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 06/18/13 - Proof of Service
- 06/24/13 - PUC Staff's Letter to Brookings Register regarding Notice of Public Hearing
- 06/24/13 - PUC Staff's Letter to Clear Lake Courier regarding Notice of Public Hearing
- 07/03/13 - Affidavit of Mailing
- 07/03/13 - Proof of Service for June 4, 2013, regarding Mailing Application
- 07/05/13 - Brookings Register's Affidavit of Publication
- 07/31/13 - Application for Party Status (Basin Electric Power Cooperative)
- 07/31/13 - Application for Party Status (Brookings County)
- 08/01/13 - Clear Lake Courier's Affidavit of Publication
- 08/05/13 - Application for Party Status (Dakota Rural Action)
- 08/05/13 - Brookings Register and Clear Lake Courier Affidavit of Publication
- 08/05/13 - Brookings Register, Brookings Town & Country Shopper, Clear Lake Courier, and White Tri-City Star's Affidavit of Publication
- 09/26/13 - Dakota Rural Actions' Letter regarding Changing of Contact Information
- 12/20/13 - Transcript of July 31, 2013, Public Input Hearing
- 02/07/14 - Responses to Staff's Data Request (1-1 to 1-26)
- List of Potential Permits or Approvals
- Map - Big Stone South to Brookings County Project Places of Historical Significance Confidential (not available to the public)
- Map 1 through 7 - Big Stone South to Brookings County Project Slope
- Map 1 through 7 - Big Stone South to Brookings County Project Land Uses
- Map - Big Stone South to Brookings County Project Bedrock Geology
- Map - Big Stone South to Brookings County Project Surficial Geology
- Map - Big Stone South to Brookings County Project Sand and Gravel Deposits
- Agricultural Impact Mitigation Plan
- Applicant's Letter dated July 6, 2012, to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Ecological Services
- Exhibit A - Overview Map of the Proposed Project
- Exhibit B - Map - Detailed Topographic and Aerial Maps Illustrating Recertification area (not filed)
- Exhibit C - May 13, 2005 Correspondence from USFWS
- S.D. Department of Game, Fish & Parks August 7, 2012, letter to Xcel Energy
- South Dakota State Historical Society's Letter dated December 4, 2012, to Xcel Energy
- Applicant's Letter dated November 27, 2012, to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - South Dakota Field Office
- Applicant's Letter dated December 4, 2012, to South Dakota State Historical Society
- 02/07/14 - Responses to Staff's Data Request 2 (2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, and 2-15 )
- 02/07/14 - Responses to Staff's Data Request 3 (3-1, 3-2, 3-3, and 3-4)
- 02/07/14 - Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation
- 02/10/14 - Dakota Rural Action's Signature Page for the Settlement Stipulation
- 02/12/14 - Applicant's Letter regarding Updated Route Map and Current Status on Easement Acquisition
- 02/20/14 - Docket Closed
- 02/18/15 - Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Minor Change in Alignment of the Transmission Line
- 03/02/15 - Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Minor Change in Alignment of the Transmission Line
- 05/21/15 - Otter Tail Power and Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Bond
- 07/01/15 - Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Final Pre-Construction Plans
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 1)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 2)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 3)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 4)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 5)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 6)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 7)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 8)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 9)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 10)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 11)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 12)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 13)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 14)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 15)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 16)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 17)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 18)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 19)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 20)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 21)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 22)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 23)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 24)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 25)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 26)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 27)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 28)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 29)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 30)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 31)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 32)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 33)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 34)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 35)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 36)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 37)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 38)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 39)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 40)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 41)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 42)
- Line Number 0966 Plans (Part 43)
- 07/02/15 - Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Alignment Adjustment
- 07/13/15 - Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Letter to Landowners
- Order Granting Withdrawal; Order Approving the Joint Motion for Approval of Stipulation; Order Granting Certification
- Order Granting Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation and Granting Permit to Construct Facilities
- Safety Around Power Lines Brochure
- Transmission Line Construction Process Brochure
- 07/27/15 - Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Permits
- 08/06/15 - Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Construction Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
- Construction Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Plan
- Appendix A - Typical BMP Layouts
- Appendix B - Route Map
- Appendix C - Standard Plates for Erosion Control
- Appendix D - Rainfall and Inspection Reports
- Appendix E - Spill Response Reports
- Appendix F - SWPPP Training Documentation
- Appendix G - South Dakota General Permit
- Appendix H - Tower BMP Locations
- Construction Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Plan
- 08/26/15 - Xcel Energy's Letter regarding Route Alignment Adjustment
- 11/14/17 - Xcel Energy's Letter, Summary of Landowner Complaints and Resolution, and Status of Restoration Activities
- 12/20/17 - Motion For Release of Bond and Certificate of Service
- 01/25/18 - DOT's Email to Xcel Energy
- 01/25/18 - Docket Reclosed
- 01/30/18 - PUC's Letter, Release and Original Bond (Bond No. 190033662)
