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Volume 48, Number 34                                                                                         August 20, 2024






Announcements

*Environmental Quality Board meeting*

*Wednesday, August 21, 1 – 4:00 p.m. * Join us in person or virtually for the August 2024 Environmental Quality Board meeting. At this meeting, the Board will hear an update on Emerald Ash Borer agency and partner work, the Office of Enterprise Sustainability Report, and an update on plans for the Environmental Congress. The Board will also hear about and vote to approve the FY25 workplan.

More information, including the meeting packet and virtual meeting details, can be found on the Board meeting webpage [ [link removed] ].






A beautiful overlooking view of nature in Tamarac NWR, Minnesota




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] ].

 

North Star RNG Anaerobic Digester 

*Location (city/township; county):* Long Prairie; Todd
*Process:* Petition
*Step:* Responsible governmental unit assigned

*Responsible governmental unit and contact:* Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 
Dan Card <[email protected]>, 651-757-2261

 

Valkyrie Golf Course Corporation Project [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Home Brook Township; Cass
*Process: *EAW
*Step: *EAW available
*End of comment period: *September 19, 2024

*Project description: *Valkyrie Golf Course Corporation is proposing to construct an 18 hole golf course with additional supporting golf course amenities, including a clubhouse, comfort station (herein referred to as "The Turn"), driving range, and maintenance facilities, on a previously undeveloped site in Cass County, Minnesota.

*Location of public documents:* Cass County Courthouse - Environmental Services,
303 Minnesota Ave W, Walker, MN 56484

*Public meeting date, time, location: *October 14, 2024, 9:35 a.m., October Cass County Planning Commission Meeting, 218 Washburn Avenue East, Backus, MN 56435

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *Cass County, Scott Wold <[email protected]>, 218-547-7256

 

US Distilled Products Storage Tank Expansion [ [link removed] ]

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

*Responsible governmental unit decision: *Negative (EIS not ordered)
*Responsible governmental unit record of decision date: *August 7, 2024

*Project description: *US Distilled Products is proposing to construct new storage tanks to support its spirits blending and bottling operation. The Project includes three components resulting in a net increase of approximately 120,753 gallons storage at the facility's existing, outdoor tank farm (A-Building Blending Facility and adjacent containment area); approximately 80,297 gallons storage at the facility's existing, indoor I-Building Blending Area; and the potential future addition of approximately 180,000 gallons of new storage tank capacity with a South Tank Farm and Outdoor Containment Area. In total, the Project would increase total hazardous material storage to over 1 million gallons at the USDP facility.

*Location of public documents:* Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Road North, Saint Paul, MN 55155

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,
Doree Husnik <[email protected]>, 651‐757‐2374

 

Rochester Technology Campus [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Rochester; Olmsted
*Process: *Large AUAR
*Step: *Draft order for review
*End of comment period: *September 19, 2024

*Project description: *IRG is proposing development of property surrounding the existing campus. The undeveloped portions of the property are largely grassland, wetland, and wooded to the north and west. To the south, the proposed development property is primarily agricultural. The surrounding uses are largely commercial to the north, industrial to the west, and residential to the south. To the best of the proposer’s knowledge, no previous traffic studies have been conducted on the property since the construction of the commercial area to the north including Target and Home Depot. The proposed development activity consists of commercial, retail, and hospitality to the east, largely residential to the south and north, and industrial to the west. The attached conceptual site plan identifies a series of proposed roads and pedestrian connections throughout that will be evaluated with this study.
Rochester Technology Campus project link provided by RGU [ [link removed] ]

*Location of public documents:* Development Services and Infrastructure Center,
4001 West River Parkway NW, Rochester, MN 55901

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Rochester, Elliot Mohler <[email protected]>,
507-328-2600

 

Mayo Clinic. Bold. Forward. Unbound. Rochester AUAR [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Rochester; Olmsted
*Process: *Large AUAR
*Step: *Revised AUAR
*End of comment period: *September 4, 2024

*Project description: *Mayo Clinic is proposing to redevelop approximately 20 acres located in downtown Rochester. The project is located in all or portions of 14 parcels, located in an area generally bounded by 2nd Street SW on the south, Civic Center Drive on the north, 7th Avenue on the west, and 1st Avenue on the east in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota. The AUAR will evaluate 1 development scenario that involves multiple buildings totaling approximately 1,970,000 square feet of medical institutional and 90,000 sf of electric generating land uses.

*Location of public documents:* City of Rochester, 4001 West River Pkwy, Rochester,
MN 55901

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Rochester, Elliot Mohler <[email protected]>,
507‐328‐2941

 

Rosemount Industrial AUAR Update [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Rosemount; Dakota
*Process: *AUAR update
*Step: *AUAR update adoption

*Responsible governmental unit decision: *Adequate
*Responsible governmental unit record of decision date: *August 6, 2024

*Project description: *The Rosemount Industrial Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) study area encompasses approximately 235.2 acres of land located northwest of the intersection 145th Street East and Blaine Avenue in Rosemount, Minnesota. This report is intended to serve as an update to the 2023 AUAR, as the project has been acquired from Scannell Properties, LLC, by Project Shamrock. An additional scenario, Scenario 2, has been added to the development scenario. Scenario 2 includes up to four (4) million square feet of data center or technology park. Scenario 2 may consist of up to two-story buildings.
Rosemount Industrial AUAR Update project link provided by RGU [ [link removed] ]

*Location of public documents:* Rosemount City Hall, 2875 145th Street West, Rosemount, MN 55068

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Rosemount, Anthony Nemcek <[email protected]>,
651‐423‐4411

 

General notices

Notices published in this section may be required under Minnesota Statute or Rule.

 

Opportunity for Public Comment on Northern Regional Landscape Plan

*Notice description: *The Minnesota Forest Resources Council (MFRC) Northern Regional Forest Resource Committee invites the public to review and comment on an update of the Northern Landscape Plan for sustainable forest resource management. The MFRC Northern Region encompasses Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, and the north half of Beltrami County. Please refer to the MFRC website for more information including a copy of the draft plan and details pertaining to an open house. We welcome comments or questions on the updated plan from Aug. 20 through Sept. 19.

*Public meeting date, time, location: *August 26, 2024, 10:00 a.m., Cobblestone Hotel & Suites, 1 Memorial Dr., International Falls, MN 56649
*Public meeting virtual link: *Join online meeting [ [link removed] ]
*Public meeting additional details:* for audio only, United States (toll-free): 877-309-2073, access code: 307-668-869.

*Link to additional information: *Northern Regional Landscape Plan additional information [ [link removed] ]

*Contact: *Minnesota Forest Resources Council, Jaimé Thibodeaux, 218-553-1522

 

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.

*Date*



*Location*



*County*



*Waterbody*



*Species*



*Count*



8/8/2024



Marcell



Itasca



Grave Lake



Tullibee



30



8/8/2024



Saint James



Watonwan



St. James Lake



Sunfish



100+



8/8/2024



Isle



Mille Lacs



Mille Lacs Lake



Tullibee



48



8/12/2024



Litchfield



Meeker



Dunns Lake



Northern Pike, Perch



100's



8/12/2024



Chanhassen



Carver



Lake Susan



Bass, Northern Pike



Not Quantified



8/12/2024



Chanhassen



Carver



Lake Susan



Not Specified



Not Quantified



 

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