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Volume 49, Number 42                                                                                       October 21, 2025











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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] ].

 

Turtle, Connection, Cross Lakes Flood Damage Reduction Project [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Queen Township; Polk
*Process: *EAW
*Step: *EAW available
*End of comment period: *November 20, 2025

*Project description: *The Red Lake Watershed District is developing the Turtle Connection Cross Lakes Project (Project) designed for Flood Damage Reduction, improved fish passage, and establishing preferred normal lake levels. The Project will change lake levels during agreed upon times of the year and allow for seasonal lake level adjustments based upon an approved operating plan.
Turtle, Connection, Cross Lakes Flood Damage Reduction Project project link provided by RGU [ [link removed] ]

*Location of public documents:* Red Lake Watershed District, 1000 Pennington Ave S,
Thief River Falls, MN 56701

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *Red Lake Watershed District, 
Tammy Audette <[email protected]>, 218-681-5800

 

Southwest Study Area AUAR [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Lakeville; Dakota
*Process: *Large AUAR
*Step: *Draft order for review
*End of comment period: *November 20, 2025

*Project description: *The Southwest Study Area ("AUAR Area") includes twenty-one (21) parcels that comprise approximately 390.4 acres in Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota. The AUAR Area is generally located south of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 70/210th St W, west of Interstate 35 (I-35), and east of the City of Credit River, Scott County. Parts of the AUAR Area have historically been in agricultural use, several parcels are currently rural residential land use, and one parcel is currently undeveloped. Artemis Development Company (“Proposer”) is proposing to phase development within the AUAR Area to convert the existing land into a master planned residential and commercial development that may include institutional uses including a school over the next several years.

*Location of public documents:* City of Lakeville - City Hall, 20195 Holyoke Avenue,
Lakeville, MN 55044
*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Lakeville, Tina Goodroad <[email protected]>,
952-985-4421

 

Summerfield [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Carver; Carver
*Process: *Large AUAR
*Step: *Draft order for review
*End of comment period: *November 20, 2025

*Project description: *Southwest growth area in Carver - 1,500 acres with the potential for 5,075-6,075 residential units.
Summerfield project link provided by RGU [ [link removed]- ]

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

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Carver, Erin Smith <[email protected]>, 952-448-8743

 

Monticello Industrial [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Monticello Township; Wright
*Process: *Large AUAR
*Step: *Final order for review

*Project description: *This AUAR study area encompasses an area totaling approximately 550 acres on 16 parcels in Monticello Township, Wright County, Minnesota. The study is comprised of land generally located south of 85th St NE, west of Edmonson Ave NE, and east of Davidson Ave NE. Two development scenarios are proposed to be evaluated in the AUAR.
Monticello Industrial project link provided by RGU [ [link removed] ]

*Location of public documents:* City of Monticello, 505 Walnut Street, Monticello,
MN 55362

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of Monticello, Angela Schumann <[email protected]>,
763-271-3224

 

West End AUAR Update [ [link removed] ]

*Location (city/township; county): *Saint Louis Park; Hennepin
*Process: *AUAR update
*Step: *AUAR update adoption

*Responsible governmental unit decision: *Adequate
*Responsible governmental unit record of decision date: *October 6, 2025

*Project description: *The West End development is located on an approximately 49 acre site at the southwest corner of I-394 and Highway 100 in St. Louis Park, MN, with eastern portions of the site in Golden Valley, MN. The development to date includes a combination of residential, retail, and office buildings and parking structures. The city is updating the AUAR and Mitigation Plan, originally adopted in 2007 per Minnesota Rules, part 4410.3610, subpart 7.
West End AUAR Update project link provided by RGU [ [link removed] ]

*Location of public documents:* St Louis Park City Hall, 5005 Minnetonka Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55416

*Responsible governmental unit and contact: *City of St. Louis Park, Laura Chamberlain <[email protected]>, 
952‐924‐2573

 

General Notices

 

Notice of Public Hearings and Availability of Environmental  Assessment - North Star Energy Storage

*Notice description: *In the Matter of the Application of North Star Energy Storage, LLC for an up to 100-megawatt Battery Energy Storage System Site Permit for the North Star Storage Project in Chisago County, Minnesota PUC Docket Number: IP-7155/ESS-25-123 CAH Docket Number: 5-2500-40938 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) will hold public hearings on North Star Energy Storage, LLC's (an affiliate of DESRI Renewables, L.L.C.) application for a site permit for its proposed 100-megawatt Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility to be located within the municipal boundary of North Branch, Chisago County, Minnesota.

*First public meeting date, time, location: *October 28, 2025, 6:00 p.m., Lent Town Hall, 33155 Hemingway Ave, Stacy, MN 55079
*First public meeting additional details:* Written comments will be accepted through November 12, 2025, by 4:30 p.m. Please include the docket number in all communications. Comments received after the close of the comment period may or may not be considered by the Commission. Topics for Comment -Does the environmental assessment adequately address the issues identified in the scoping decision? -Should the Commission grant a site permit for the proposed 100-megawatt Battery Energy Storage System? -If granted, what additional conditions or requirements should be included in the site permit?
Submit Comments Online: [link removed]
Email: [email protected]
U.S. Mail: Consumer Affairs Office Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 7th Place East, Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55101

*Second public meeting date, time, location: *October 29, 2025, 6:00 p.m., Online meeting
*Second public meeting virtual link: *Join online meeting [ [link removed] ]
*Public meeting additional details:* Webinar Number: 2496 193 6806
Webinar Password: bTCt4PPZV33 (28284779 from phones)
Join by Phone: 1-855-282-6330
Toll Free Phone Access Code: 249 619 36806
If you are joining the hearing via WebEx and would like to ask a question or make a comment during the designated portion of the hearing, use the raised-hand function or the chat function to send a message to the hearing moderator. If you are joining the hearing by phone, press *3 on your phone. When it is your turn to speak, your line will be unmuted, and you will be able to ask questions and provide comments.

*Link to additional information: *North Star Storage additional information [ [link removed] ]

*Contact: *Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, Scott Ek <[email protected]>, 651-539-1070

 

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.

 

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