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Weekly announcements and environmental review notices





Volume 48, Number 1                                                                                             January 2, 2024






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Environmental review project notices

EQB publishes environmental review notices provided by responsible governmental units. For more information on a project undergoing environmental review, click on the individual project links below. You can also find information about active projects in your community on the Environmental Review Projects Interactive Map [ [link removed] ].

 

Valleyhigh Development [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Rochester; Olmsted
*Process: *EAW
*Step: *EIS need decision

*Responsible governmental unit decision: *Negative (EIS not ordered)
*Responsible governmental unit record of decision date: *December 26, 2023

*Project description: *The Valleyhigh Development project is a proposed low and medium density residential development on an existing approximately 75 acre agriculture site in the City of Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota. The project includes approximately 192 proposed single family homes and 660 proposed multi-family homes and is located near the intersection of Valleyhigh Road (Rd) NW and 50th Avenue (Ave) NW (Appendix A, Figure 1). The project will include a new internal roadway network, stormwater features, and the installation of municipal sanitary sewer and water utilities.

*Link to public documents: *Valleyhigh Development EIS need decision [ [link removed] ]
*Location of public documents:* Rochester Community Development, 4001 West River Parkway, Rochester, MN 55901

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Rochester Community Development, Ryan Yetzer <[email protected]>, 507-328-2600

 

Fish kill reports

Minnesota Duty Officer reports pertaining to fish kills are summarized in the following table, in accordance with 103G.216, REPORTING FISH KILLS IN PUBLIC WATERS, Subd. 2 Reporting Requirement. These reports were received via the Minnesota Duty Officer prior to the submission deadline for this edition of the EQB Monitor. They represent the raw data/information provided by callers. For more information regarding fish kills in Minnesota see the Department of Natural Resources [ [link removed] ]. Call the Minnesota Duty Officer at 651‐649‐5451 or 800‐422‐0798 to report fish kills.

*No fish kill reports were received since the last publication**.*

 

Submit a notice to the "EQB" "Monitor"

The "EQB Monitor" is a weekly publication announcing environmental review documents, public comment periods and other actions of the Environmental Quality Board. The "EQB Monitor" is published every Tuesday at noon. Submissions to the "EQB Monitor [ [link removed] ]" are due by 4:00 p.m. on the Tuesday one week prior to the intended publication date. Please see the "EQB Monitor" schedule [ [link removed] ] for more details.

 

To submit a notice for publication:

Access the EQB monitor submission service [ [link removed] ]

 

Questions? Contact EQB by phone at 651-757-2873 or email us at [email protected]. 

For more information on environmental review, please visit the EQB website or contact us at [email protected].


















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