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White Wind Farm Llc Application to the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission for a Facility Permit WHITE WIND FARM LLC APPLICATION TO THE SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION FOR A FACILITY PERMIT WHITE WIND FARM AND ASSOCIATED COLLECTION SUBSTATION AND ELECTRIC INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM Prepared for Prepared by HDR Engineering Inc. 6190 Golden Hills Drive Minneapolis, MN 55416 JULY 2006 SDPUC DOCKET NO. EL05-001 WHITE WIND FARM SOUTH DAKOTA FACILITY PERMIT APPLICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 NAMES OF PARTICIPANTS (ARSD 20:10:22:06)............................................ 16 2.0 NAME OF OWNER AND MANAGER (ARSD 20:10:22:07)............................ 16 3.0 PURPOSE OF, AND DEMAND FOR, THE WIND ENERGY FACILITY (ARSD 20:10:22:08)............................................................................................... 16 3.1 WIND RESOURCE AREAS.........................................................................................................17 3.2 RENEWABLE POWER DEMAND..............................................................................................19 3.3 TRANSMISSION CAPACITY .......................................................................................................20 4.0 ESTIMATED COST OF THE WIND ENERGY FACILITY (ARSD 20:10:22:09)............................................................................................... 20 5.0 GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (ARSD 20:10:22:11) .................................... 20 5.1 WIND TURBINE GENERATORS...............................................................................................22 5.2 ELECTRIC COLLECTOR SYSTEM, COLLECTION SUBSTATION AND INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES ............................................................................................25 5.3 WESTERN’S WHITE SUBSTATION MODIFICATIONS.............................................................26 6.0 ALTERNATE SITES AND SITING CRITERIA (ARSD 20:10:22:12).............. 28 6.1 RENEWABLE ENERGY DEMAND ...........................................................................................28 6.2 WIND RESOURCE .....................................................................................................................28 6.3 TRANSMISSION..........................................................................................................................30 6.4 SITE CONFIGURATION ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................30 6.5 RELIANCE ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWERS.........................................................................31 7.0 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (ARSD 20:10:22:13)........................... 31 8.0 EFFECT ON PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT (ARSD 20:10:22:14) .................. 31 8.1 EXISTING PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT....................................................................................31 8.1.1 Geology......................................................................................................................31 8.1.2 Bedrock Geology......................................................................................................32 8.1.3 Economic Deposits .................................................................................................32 8.1.4 Soil Type....................................................................................................................33 8.1.5 Seismic Risks.............................................................................................................33 8.2 FACILITY IMPACTS....................................................................................................................33 8.2.1 Potential for Erosion or Sedimentation................................................................33 9.0 GEOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS ON DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION, AND HYDROLOGY (ARSD 20:10:22:14, 20:10:22:15) ............. 35 9.1 EXISTING HYDROLOGY ..........................................................................................................35 9.1.1 Hydrogeology............................................................................................................35 9.1.2 Surface Water Resources.........................................................................................35 9.1.3 Floodplains................................................................................................................35 9.1.4 NPS Nationwide Rivers Inventory........................................................................36 9.1.5 Impaired Waters .......................................................................................................36 9.2 FACILITY IMPACTS....................................................................................................................38 9.2.1 Effect on Current or Planned Water Use.............................................................38 9.2.2 Surface and Groundwater Impacts........................................................................38 10.0 EFFECT ON TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS (ARSD 20:10:22:16)................ 40 NAVITAS ENERGY PAGE i JULY 2006 WHITE WIND FARM SOUTH DAKOTA FACILITY PERMIT APPLICATION 10.1 EXISTING TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM ...................................................................................40 10.1.1 Natural Communities ..............................................................................................40 10.1.2 Sensitive Species.......................................................................................................46 10.2 IMPACTS TO TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS......................................................................................48 11.0 EFFECT ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS (ARSD 20:10:22:17) ......................... 53 11.1 EXISTING AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM...........................................................................................53 11.2 IMPACTS TO AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS AND MITIGATION.....................................................53 12.0 LAND USE (ARSD 20:10:22:18) .......................................................................... 54 12.1 EXISTING LAND USE...............................................................................................................54 12.2 LAND USE IMPACTS .................................................................................................................55 12.2.1 Displacement ............................................................................................................55 12.2.2 Noise..........................................................................................................................55 12.2.3 Aesthetics ..................................................................................................................57 12.2.4 Electromagnetic Interference.................................................................................61 13.0 LOCAL LAND USE CONTROLS (ARSD 20:10:22:19)..................................... 62 14.0 WATER QUALITY (ARSD 20:10:22:20) ............................................................ 62 15.0 AIR QUALITY (ARSD 20:10:22:21).................................................................... 63 16.0 TIME SCHEDULE (ARSD 20:10:22:22)............................................................ 63 17.0 COMMUNITY IMPACT (ARSD 20:10:22:23) ................................................... 64 17.1 EXISTING SOCIOECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES ............................................64 17.1.1 Communities.............................................................................................................64 17.1.2 Agriculture.................................................................................................................65 17.1.3 Transportation..........................................................................................................65 17.1.4 Cultural Resources ...................................................................................................66 17.2 SOCIOECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY IMPACTS ....................................................................67 17.2.1 Community Impacts ................................................................................................67 17.2.2 Agricultural Impacts ................................................................................................69 17.2.3 Transportation Impacts...........................................................................................69 17.3 CULTURAL RESOURCE IMPACTS.............................................................................................70 17.4 RELIABILITY AND SAFETY OF WIND TURBINES ..................................................................71 17.4.1 Reliability ...................................................................................................................71 17.4.2 Safety..........................................................................................................................71 18.0 EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES (ARSD 20:10:22:24).......................................... 72 19.0 FUTURE ADDITIONS AND MODIFICATIONS (ARSD 20:10:22:25)........... 72 20.0 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES (ARSD 20:10:22:30) ............................. 72 21.0 DECOMMISSIONING OF WIND ENERGY FACILITIES ............................ 72 22.0 TRANSMISSION FACILITY LAYOUT AND CONSTRUCTION, INFORMATION (ARSD 20:10:22:34 AND 35) – INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES .............. 73 23.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN APPLICATION (ARSD 20:10:22:36).... 74 23.1 PERMITS AND APPROVALS ......................................................................................................74 23.2 AGENCY CONSULTATION
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