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Volume 49, Number 02                                                                                        January 14, 2025






Announcements

*Environmental Quality Board meeting*

*Wednesday, January 15, 1 – 4:00 p.m.
*Join us virtually for the January 2025 Environmental Quality Board meeting. At this meeting, the Board will hear a report about key takeaways from the 2024 Environmental Congress and the details on a new environmental review projects list. The Board will also hear about preliminary draft by-laws for the EQB.

More information can be found on the Board meeting webpage [ [link removed] ], including the meeting packet and details on attending the meeting virtually or in-person.






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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] ].

 

*Cherrywood Development*

*Location (city/township; county): *Newport; Washington
*Process:* Petition
*Step:* Responsible governmental unit assigned

*Responsible governmental unit and contact*: City of Newport, Joe Hatch <[email protected]>, 651-556-4600

 

Carver Industrial Park [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Carver; Carver
*Process: *EAW
*Step: *EAW available
*End of comment period: *February 13, 2025

*Project description: *United Properties (Proposer) proposes to develop a multi-purpose light industrial complex (mixture of corporate office and warehouse) north of Highway 212, in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of Jonathon Carver Parkway/ County State Aid Highway 11 (CSAH 11) and Levi Griffin Road in the City of Carver. Two buildings are proposed on the approximately 29.5 acre site, with a total square footage of 378,000 (189,000 square feet each), as well as landscaping and new entrance roads and parking lot. Construction is anticipated to begin Spring 2025.
Carver Industrial Park project link provided by RGU [ [link removed] ]

*Location of public documents:* City of Carver, 316 Broadway Street, Carver, MN 55315

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Carver, Erin Smith <[email protected]>, 952-448-5353

 

DCM Farms [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Dayton; Hennepin
*Process: *EAW
*Step: *EAW available
*End of comment period: *February 13, 2025

*Project description: *Sundance Woods, LLC is proposing the DCM Farms project (Project) on approximately 91 acres south of 117th Avenue North and west of Fernbrook Lane in the City of Dayton (City). The Project includes approximately 267 detached residential homes and approximately 43,680 square feet of commercial and retail uses (including an approximately 10,000 square foot convenience store). The City's planned realignment of 113th Avenue North (approximately 800 feet north of the current 113th Avenue North /Fernbook Lane intersection), to connect to the future, planned roundabout at 114th Avenue North/Fernbrook Lane, is included in the review of the Project. It is anticipated that construction would begin in Spring 2025. Completion of the Project would be governed by market demand.
DCM Farms project link provided by RGU [ [link removed] ]

*Location of public documents:* Dayton City Hall, 12260 S. Diamond Lake Road, Dayton, MN 55327

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Dayton, Hayden Stensgard <[email protected]>,
763-712-3221

 

Sioux Rock Quarry Expansion [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Jeffers; Cottonwood
*Process: *EAW
*Step: *EAW available
*End of comment period: *February 13, 2025

*Project description: *Minnesota Paving and Materials is proposing to expand its existing permitted mine area located in Delton Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. The project will include expanding the mineral extraction area of the existing mine operation by approximately 10 acres across two parcels of land
*Location of public documents:* Cottonwood County Environmental Office, 210 10th St, Windom, MN 56101

*Public meeting date, time, location: *February 13, 2025, 12:30 p.m., BARC Recreation Center, 1012 5th ave, Windom, MN 56101

*Public meeting additional details:* Meeting subject to change location and time

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *Cottonwood County, Alex Schultz <[email protected]>,
507-832-8287

 

General notices

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

 

Notice of Environmental Assessment Scoping Decision

*Notice description: *PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Minnesota Department of Commerce (Department) has issued the scoping decision for the environmental assessment (EA) that will be prepared for the proposed Coneflower Solar Project. The EA will be prepared by the Department's Energy Environmental Review and Analysis staff and will address the potential human and environmental impacts of the project. The scoping decision identifies those issues that will be studied, as well as those that will not be addressed.

*Link to additional information: *Notice of Environmental Assessment Scoping Decision additional information [ [link removed] ]

*Contact: *Department of Commerce, Lauren Agnew <[email protected]>, 651-539-1838

 

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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