Apply to be a member of the Environmental Quality Board
Applications are open for Board Members from the 3rd
Congressional District. You can find more details about being a board member
and information on how to apply at the Minnesota
Secretary of State’s website. To find out what Congressional District you are located in, view the Secretary of State's Congressional Maps. EQB’s mission is to enhance
Minnesota’s environmental quality for current and future generations by leading
interagency work to advance meaningful public engagement and facilitate
informed decision-making on critical environmental issues.
Governor's Committee on Pollinator Protection
August 2, 2018
The Governor's Committee on Pollinator Protection
will meet at MNDOT Training Facilities, 1900 County Rd I, Shoreview, MN 55126
on Thursday, August 2, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. For more information on
this meeting, please see the meeting packet on the EQB website (https://www.eqb.state.mn.us/content/governors-committee-pollinator-protection-0).
Contact Person:
Faith Krogstad
State Pollinator Coordinator
500 Lafayette Rd
Saint Paul, MN 55155
651-259-5074
faith.krogstad@state.mn.us
The noted responsible
governmental unit has determined the following project does not require
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. The dates given are,
respectively, the date of the determination and the date the Environmental Assessment
Worksheet notice was published in the EQB Monitor.
-
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Klemmensen Brothers Feedlot
Expansion Project, 7-19-18 (5-28-18)
- City of Edina, Arden Park Restoration Project, 7-17-18 (5-28-18)
- Scott County, County Highway 27 (CH 27) Reconstruction Project EAW, 6-8-18 (3-5-18)
- Baytown Township, Orchard at Cahanes Farm Development Project, Baytown
Township, Minnesota, 6-4-18 (4-16-18)
- City of Shoreview, The Edison at Rice Creek, 7-16-18 (5-28-18)
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City of Tower, Rose RV & Campground Park Need Decision, 7-9-18 (3-5-18)
Project Title: Moorhead East Growth Area AUAR
Comment Deadline: August 28, 2018
Project Description: The City of Moorhead is completing a discretionary
AUAR for over 4,000 acres in east Moorhead Township and the southern portion of
the City of Dilworth. The total build out of the project area is not
anticipated for over 20 years but is consistent with the land use pattern
described in the Moorhead Growth Area Plan (GAP). This AUAR is being prepared
to evaluate potential future growth and its associated impacts on a cumulative
basis. Comments on the Draft AUAR are due on Tuesday, August 28.
Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU): City of Moorhead, MN
RGU Contact Person:
Beth Elliott
Senior Urban Planner
2335 Highway 36 West
St. Paul, MN 55113
651-967-4552
beth.elliott@stantec.com
Project Title: Moorhead South Growth Area AUAR
Comment Deadline: August 28, 2018
Project Description: The City of Moorhead recognizes the need for more
detailed land use planning that facilitates development in a cohesive manner
and ensures that the public infrastructure needed to support development is
planned appropriately. The project area for the Moorhead South Growth Area AUAR
encompasses over 3,600 acres in south Moorhead Township. While total build out of
the project area is not anticipated until 2040 and beyond, the scenario
reflects the land use pattern described in the Moorhead Growth Area Plan (GAP).
Comments on the Draft AUAR are due by Tuesday, August 28.
Responsible Governmental Unit
(RGU): City of Moorhead, MN
RGU Contact Person:
Beth Elliott
Senior Urban Planner
2335 Highway 36 West
St. Paul, MN 55113
651-967-4552
beth.elliott@stantec.com
Project Title: Moorhead North Growth Area AUAR
Comment Deadline: August 28, 2018
Project Description: The City of Moorhead is updating its 2009 AUAR for
a project area that encompasses over 10,000 acres in Moorhead and Oakport
Township. The full build out by 2040 development scenario is evaluated and
reflects the land use pattern described in the Moorhead Growth Area Plan (GAP).
Two concurrent but new AUARs are also under review for different project areas
in the City of Moorhead and all three AUARs will be reviewed under the same
process. Comments on the Draft AUAR Update for the Moorhead North Growth Area
are due on Tuesday, August 28.
Responsible Governmental Unit
(RGU): City of Moorhead, MN
RGU Contact Person:
Beth Elliott
Senior Urban Planner
2335 Highway 36 West
St. Paul, MN 55113
651-967-4552
beth.elliott@stantec.com
Project Title: Gateway Study Area AUAR
Comment Deadline: August 13, 2018
Project Description: The City of Edina has prepared an Update to the
Gateway AUAR. The original Update was adopted in 2007 and updated in 2013. The
135 acre project area is located between TH100, Fred Richards Golf Course,
France Avenue, and the City of Bloomington border. The comment period is July
30 - August 10. The Update is available on the city's website at https://www.edinamn.gov/546/Planning
Responsible Governmental Unit
(RGU): City of Edina
RGU Contact Person:
Cary Teague
Community Development Director
4801 W 50th St
Edina, MN 55424
952-826-0369
cteague@EdinaMN.gov
Notice of Environmental Impact Statement Scoping
Decision for the Huntley to Wilmarth 345 kV Transmission Line Project
The Minnesota Department of Commerce (Department)
has issued the scoping decision for the environmental impact statement (EIS) to
be prepared for the proposed Huntley to Wilmarth 345 kV transmission line
project in south central Minnesota. The EIS will be prepared on behalf of the
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) by the Department’s Energy
Environmental Review and Analysis (EERA) staff. The EIS will address the
potential human and environmental impacts of the proposed project and
alternatives to the project. The scoping decision identifies the routing
alternatives that will be examined in the EIS. The decision also identifies the
alternatives that will not be addressed. The scoping decision and other
relevant documents are available on the Department’s website: http://mn.gov/commerce/energyfacilities
and on the State of Minnesota’s eDockets system: https://www.edockets.state.mn.us/EFiling/search.jsp
(enter the year “17” and the number “184” or “185”).
Responsible Governmental Unit
(RGU): Minnesota Department of Commerce
on behalf of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
RGU Contact Person:
Ray Kirsch
Environmental Review Manager
85 7th Place East, Suite 280
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-539-1841
raymond.kirsch@state.mn.us
Quick Reference: Environmental Assessment Worksheet Guidance
The EQB provides a number of written guidance documents including our Quick Reference: Environmental Assessment Worksheet document. You can find it here: https://www.eqb.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/documents/Quick%20Reference%20-%20EAW.pdf
All of our guidance documents and videos are available on our website, https://www.eqb.state.mn.us/, under Environmental Review. EQB staff are also available to answer questions about Environmental Review at Env.Review@state.mn.us or 651-757-2873.
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