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EL24-015 - In the Matter of the Application by Otter Tail Power Company and Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency for a Facility Permit for a 345-kV Transmission Facility and Associated Facilities in Grant County, South Dakota
Date Filed: 04/15/24 ♦ Intervention Date: 06/14/24
Date of Notice of Filing: 04/18/24 ♦ Pending
Date of Notice of Filing: 04/18/24 ♦ Pending
Agendas:
May 8, 2024, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes
Public Input MeetingA public input meeting on the application and project will be held Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. CDT at the Big Stone American Legion, 14521 485th Ave., Big Stone City, South Dakota.
Party Status Application, due by 5:00 p.m. CDT, June 14, 2024
Party Status Application Orders:
- 04/16/24 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Meeting; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 05/10/24 - Order Assessing Filing Fee
- 04/15/24 - Otter Tail Power Company and Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency’s Letter regarding Application For a Facility Permit for a 345-kV Transmission Facility and Associated Facilities in Grant County, South Dakota
- Application
- Appendix A - Figures
- Figure A1 - Project Location
- Figure A2 - BSSA Project Location
- Figure A3 - Public Outreach Study Area
- Figure A4a - Detailed Project Layout
- Figure A4b - Detailed Project Layout
- Figure A4c - Detailed Project Layout
- Figure A4d - Detailed Project Layout
- Figure A4e - Detailed Project Layout
- Figure A4f - Detailed Project Layout
- Figure A5 - Big Stone South Substation Layout and Example 345 kV Double Circuit Steel Monopole Tangent Structure Configuration
- Figure A6 - Parcels within 0.5-mile of the Flexibility Area
- Figure A7 - Topography
- Figure A8 - Bedrock Geology
- Figure A9 - Surficial Geology
- Figure A10 - Bedrock Geology Cross Section
- Figure A11 - Surficial Geology Cross Section
- Figure A12 - Land Use
- Figure A13 - Soil Types
- Figure A14 - Surface Water and Wetland Resources
- Figure A15 - Land Cover
- Figure A16 - Public Lands and Facilities
- Figure A1 - Project Location
- Appendix B - Completeness Checklist Table
- Appendix C - Agency and Stakeholder Correspondence
- Appendix D - Aquatic Resource Delineation Report
- Appendix E - Level III Cultural Survey
- Appendix E - Level III Cultural Survey Confidential (not available to the public)
- Appendix A - Figures
- Direct Testimony of Jason Weiers
- Direct Testimony of Kevin Scheidecker
- Application
- 04/16/24 - Commission Counsel's Certificate of Service
- 04/18/24 - Newspaper Notice
- 05/07/24 - Proof of Mailing
- 05/10/24 - Otter Tail Power Company and Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency’s Letter regarding Landowner Notification
