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EL19-012 - In the Matter of the Application by Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC for Facility Permits for a Wind Energy Facility and a 230-kV Transmission Facility in Hand County, South Dakota for the Sweetland Wind Farm Project
Date Filed: 03/06/19 ♦ Intervention Date: 05/06/19 ♦
Date of Notice of Filing: 03/07/19 ♦ Pending
Date of Notice of Filing: 03/07/19 ♦ Pending
Agendas:
March 19, 2019, Agenda of Commission Meeting
May 14, 2019, Agenda of Commission Meeting
July 9, 2019, Agenda of Commission Meeting
July 25, 2019, Agenda of Commission Meeting
November 26, 2019, Agenda of Commission Meeting
January 19, 2021, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of March 19, 2019 Commission Meeting
Minutes of May 14, 2019 Commission Meeting
Minutes of July 9, 2019 Commission Meeting
Contact Precision Reporting to order a written transcript of EL19-012
Minutes of July 25, 2019 Commission Meeting
Minutes of November 26, 2019, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the January 19, 2021, Commission Meeitng
A public input hearing on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at 5:30 p.m., CDT, at the Miller Community Center, 526 N. Broadway Ave., Miller, South Dakota
- Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- Energy Conversion & Electric Transmission Facilities Siting Info Guide
- Party Status Application
- Sign In Sheet
- Presentation
- Recording
- Comments of Dean Lockner
- Comments of Dean Lockner Confidential (not available to the public)
- Comments of Deb Bonebright
- Comments of Deb Bonebright Confidential (not available to the public)
- Comments of Candice Lockner
- Comments of Candice Lockner Confidential (not available to the public)
- Comments of Cindy Eilers
- Comments of Cindy Eilers Confidential (not available to the public)
- Comments of Eleanor Iverson
- Comments of Joan and Wayne Horsley
- Comments of Joan and Wayne Horsley Confidential (not available to the public)
- Contact Precision Reporting to order a written transcript
Click For Comments and Responses
Orders:- 03/08/19 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Hearing; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 03/21/19 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter Into Consulting Contacts
- 05/15/19 - Order Granting Party Status and Establishing Procedural Schedule
- 07/11/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation Between Applicant and Intervenor and Granting Withdrawal of Party Status
- 07/31/19 - Order Granting Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation; Order Granting Permit to Construct Facility; Notice of Entry
- 11/27/19 - Order Granting Request for Approval of Transmission Line Adjustments, Turbine Model Change, and Turbine Adjustments
- 01/21/21 - Order Granting Motion for Exemption from Settlement Stipulation Condition No. 35
Filed Documents:
- 03/06/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Application
- Application
- Appendix A - Figures
- Figure A-1 - Project Location
- Figure A-2 - Project Layout
- Figure A-3 - Turbine Diagram
- Figure A-4 - Transmission Facility Structure Diagram
- Figure A-5 - Siting Constraints
- Figure A-6 - Topography
- Figure A-7a - Surficial Geology
- Figure A-7b - Surface Geology Cross-Section
- Figure A-7c - Bedrock Geology
- Figure A-8 - Soil Types
- Figure A-9 - Water Resources
- Figure A-10 - Land Use
- Figure A-11 - Public Lands and Conservation Easements
- Appendix B - Agency Coordination
- Appendix C - Hand County Documents
- Appendix D - Setback Requirements
- Appendix E - Native Grasslands Habitat Report
- Appendix F - Presence/Absence Surveys for Northern Long-Eared Bat
- Appendix G - Whooping Crane Habitat Review
- Appendix H - Eagle and Raptor Nest Surveys
- Appendix I - Avian Studies
- Appendix J - Acoustic Bat Surveys
- Appendix K - Wetland Delineation Report
- Appendix L - Sound Study
- Appendix M - Shadow Flicker Analysis
- Appendix N - Airspace and Communications Systems
- Appendix O - Cultural Resources Report
- Appendix O - Cultural Resources Report Confidential (not available to the public)
- Appendix O - Cultural Resources Report Confidential (not available to the public)
- Appendix P - Decommissioning Plan
- Pre-Filed Direct Testimony of Mark Wengierski
- Pre-Filed Direct Testimony of Carrie Barton
- Pre-Filed Direct Testimony of Robert O’Neal
- Pre-Filed Direct Testimony of Douglas Shaver
- Pre-Filed Direct Testimony of Todd Mabee
- Appendix A - Figures
- Application
- 03/19/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Proofs of Mailing
- 03/20/19 - PUC Staff's Letter regarding Notice for Newspapers
- 04/11/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Letter to PUC Staff
- 04/11/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Landowners Notice
- 04/24/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Affidavit of Publication
- The Miller Press' Affidavit of Publication (3/20/19 & 3/27/19)
- 04/24/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Revised A-2
- 04/26/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Public Input Meeting Presentation
- 04/29/19 - PUC Staff's First Set of Data Requests to Applicant Certificate of Service
- 05/02/19 - PUC Staff's Motion for Adoption of Procedural Schedule
- 05/10/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Response to Staff's Motion for Adoption of Procedural Schedule
- 05/20/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Supplemental Testimonies
- 05/22/19 - The Miller Press' Affidavit of Publication (4/3/19 & 4/24/19)
- 05/22/19 - Huron Plainsman's Affidavit of Publication (4/3/19 & 4/24/19)
- 05/30/19 - PUC Staff's Letter, Thomas Kirschenmann's Subpoena, Admission of Service (unsigned)
- 05/30/19 - PUC Staff's Letter, Paige Olson's Subpoena, Admission of Service (unsigned)
- 06/18/19 - Intervenor Theresa Lichty's Testimony
- 06/19/19 - Staff's Pre-filed Direct Testimony
- 06/26/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Settlement Stipulation
- Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation
- Settlement Stipulation by and among Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC, and Intervenor Theresa Lichty
- Certificate of Service
- 07/10/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Rebuttal Testimonies
- 07/11/19 - PUC Staff's Letter regarding US Fish and Wildlife Service's Comments
- 07/18/19 - Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Stipulation (Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC and PUC Staff)
- 07/18/19 - PUC Staff's Letter regarding Responses to Staff's Data Requests
- Responses to Staff's Data Requests
- Responses to Staff's Data Requests Confidential (not available to the public)
- Responses to Staff's Data Requests
- 11/18/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Condition 25 Compliance Filing
- Affidavit of Mark Wengierski in Support of Request for Approval of Transmission Line Adjustments
- Exhibit A - Letter from Western Area Power Administration
- Exhibit B - Transmission Line Adjustment Map
- Exhibit B - Transmission Line Adjustment Map Confidential (not available to the public)
- Exhibit C - Addendum 2 to Level III Intensive Cultural Resources Inventory
Report Confidential (not available to the public) - Exhibit D - Wetland Delineation Report
- Certificate of Service
- 11/18/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Condition 23 Compliance Filing
- Affidavit of Mark Wengierski in Support of Request for Approval of Turbine
Model Change and Turbine Adjustments - Exhibit A – Figure of Proposed Layout
- Exhibit B – Updated Sound and Shadow Flicker Analyses Memorandum
- Exhibit C – Stevens Shadow Flicker Waiver
- Exhibit D – Turbine Adjustment Map
- Exhibit D – Turbine Adjustment Map Confidential (not available to the public)
- Exhibit E – Turbine Adjustment Summary Chart
- Exhibit F – Addendum 2 to the Level III Intensive Cultural Resource Survey
Report Confidential (not available to the public) - Exhibit G – Wetland Delineation Report
- Certificate of Service
- Affidavit of Mark Wengierski in Support of Request for Approval of Turbine
- 11/22/19 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Response to Staff Regarding Conditions 23 and 25
- 01/08/21 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Condition 35 Compliance Filing
- 03/10/21 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Condition Nos. 1, 15, 30 and 36
- Condition 1 - South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources Grant of Coverage Under NPDES General Permit Authorizing Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activities Under the South Dakota Surface Water Discharge System, Permit No. SDR10K132 (Substation)
- Condition 1 - Findings of the Hand County Board of Adjustment Issuing Conditional Use Permits for Sweetland’s Substation and Switchyard
- Condition 15 - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (Substation)
- Condition 30 - Figure Showing the Most Current Preconstruction Design, Layout and Plans
- Condition 30 - Updated Sound and Shadow Flicker Analyses Memorandum
- Condition 36 - Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy
- Certificate of Service
- 03/10/21 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Condition 23
- 04/20/21 - Sweetland Wind Farm, LLC's Letter regarding Project Update
