Big Stone Transmission

Filed with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Friday, December 9, 2005.

Application to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for Route Permits

Appendices

• Appendix A - Certificate of need
• Appendix B - Proposed project maps
•    1: Project map
•    2: Project overview
•    3: Project corridors
•    4: Preferred routes
• Appendix C - Project location and structure graphics
•    Typical single circuit structure types
•    Typical double circuit structure types
•    Typical right-of-way requirements
• Appendix D - Project costs and impacts tables
•    Cost by segment
•    Environmental by segment
•    Environmental data
•    Land use by segment
•    Land use
•    Route cost
• Appendix E - Substation drawings
•    1: Johnson substation
•    2: Willmar substation
•    3: Canby substation
• Appendix F - Morris detailed route maps
•    1: Map 1 - index
•    2: Map 2
•    3: Map 3
•    4: Map 4
•    5: Map 5
•    6: Map 6
•    7: Map 7
• Appendix G - Willmar detailed route maps
•    1: Map 1 - index
•    2: Map 2
•    3: Map 3
•    4: Map 4
•    5: Map 5
•    6: Map 6
•    7: Map 7
•    8: Map 8
•    9: Map 9
•    10: Map 10
•    11: Map 11
•    12: Map 12
•    13: Map 13
•    14: Map 14
•    15: Map 15
•    16: Map 16
•    17: Map 17
• Appendix H - Granite Falls detailed route maps
•    1: Map 1 - index
•    2: Map 2
•    3: Map 3
•    4: Map 4
•    5: Map 5
•    6: Map 6
•    7: Map 7
•    8: Map 8
•    9: Map 9
•    10: Map 10
•    11: Map 11
•    12: Map 12
•    13: Map 13
•    14: Map 14
•    15: Map 15
•    16: Map 16
• Appendix I - Land use information
•    1: GAP definitions
•    2: Excerpt from Stevens County zoning ordinance
•    3: Big Stone County zoning ordinance
•    3: Big Stone County zoning map
•    4: Ortonville airport map
•    5: Excerpt from Kandiyohi County zoning ordinance
•    5: Whitefield Township zoning map
•    5: Willmar Township zoning map
•    5: Edwards Township zoning map
•    5: St. John's Township zoning map
•    6: Sections from Swift County zoning ordinance
•    6: Kerkhoven zoning map
•    6: Swift County zoning map
•    6: Murdock zoning districts map
•    7: Excerpt from La Qui Parle County zoning ordinance
•    8: Townships in La Qui Parle County zoning maps
• Appendix J - Photographs
• Appendix K - Environmental overview maps and graphics
•    1: Land cover/land use map
•    2: Census blocks
•    3: Natural resource areas
•    4: Wind rose chart 1995 to 2002
•    5: USFWS joint assessment map
• Appendix L - Cultural resources tables
•    1: Archaeological resources along Morris corridor route 1
•    1: Archaeological resources along Morris corridor route 2
•    1: Archaeological resources along Willmar corridor route 1
•    1: Archaeological resources along Willmar corridor route 2
•    1: Archaeological resources along Granite Falls corridor route 1 and 3
•    2: Standing structures along Morris corridor route 1
•    2: Standing structures along Morris corridor route 2
•    2: Standing structures along Willmar corridor route 1
•    2: Standing structures along Willmar corridor route 2
•    2: Standing structures along Granite Falls corridor route 1 and 3
•    2: Standing structures along Granite Falls corridor route 2 and 4
•    2: Standing structures along Granite Falls corridor route 3
•    2: Standing structures along Granite Falls corridor route 4
• Appendix M - Flora and fauna information
• Appendix N - Agency correspondence
•    1: MN DNR response to request for information, 5/16/2005
•    2: MN DNR telephone record, 5/26/2005
•    3: MN DNR prairie survey email, 6/28/2005
•    4: MN DNR email, 11/21/2005
•    5: MN DNR letter, 10/31/2005
•    6: MN DOT letter, 11/9/2005
•    7: MPCA letter, 7/21/2005
•    8: US EPA comments letter, 8/3/2005
•    9: US FWS response letter, 5/20/2005
•    10: US FWS response letter, 7/7/2005
•    11: US FWS letter, 10/20/2005
•    12: US ACE response letter, 6/10/2005
•    13: US ACE response letter, 7/21/2005
• Appendix O - Landowner lists
• Appendix P - Meeting comments table