Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Plant Relicensing Public Reference File Directory 1.0 Pre-Application Document References 1.1 SECTION 1.0 REFERENCES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Order Issuing License (Major Constructed Project) (FERC No. 10853). Issued December 5, 1991. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2009. Hydropower Licensing—Get Involved: A Guide for the Public. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2011. Ideas for Implementing Participating in the Integrated Licensing Process (ILP): Tools for Industry, Agencies, Tribes, Non-Governmental Organizations, Citizens, and FERC Staff. Version 2.0. Issued March 2011. 1.2 SECTION 2.0 REFERENCES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2012. A Guide to Understanding and Applying the Integrated Licensing Process Study Criteria. Issued March 2012. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2015. Integrated Licensing Process. Accessed May 23, 2016. [Online] URL: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/gen-info/licensing/ilp.asp. 1.3 SECTION 3.0 REFERENCES Bayerl Water Resources, Otter Tail County GIS Department, BWSR, and LWMP Task Force (Bayerl et al.). Otter Tail County Local Water Resources Management Plan August 31, 2009- August 31, 2019 (Amended 2014). 2014. Accessed May 23, 2016. [Online] URL: http://www.co.otter- tail.mn.us/490/Water-Management-Plan. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Environmental Assessment Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Division of Project Review (FERC Project 10853-000—Minnesota). July 8, 1991. 20 pp. Hanson, Steven R., Paul A. Renard, Nancy A. Hirsch, and John W. Enblom. 1984. Biological Survey of the Otter Tail River. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Paul. Minnesota. June 1984. 44pp. and appendices. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Manitoba Water Stewardship, South Dakota Department of Game and Fish (MDNR et al.). 2008. Red River of the North Fisheries Management Plan April 2008-2012. April 2008. Accessed May 23, 2016. [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/areas/fisheries/baudette/redriver_mangement_plan_2008.pdf. Climate Data. 2015. Climate Data, Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Accessed February 22, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/fergus-falls/minnesota/united-states/usmn0256. 1.4 SECTION 4.0 REFERENCES Barr Engineering (Barr). 2013a. Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Plan, Friberg Dam-FERC No. 10853 (02) [CEII]. Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN. Barr Engineering (Barr). 2013b. Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Plan, Hoot Lake Diversion Dam- FERC No. 10853 (01) [CEII]. Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN. Barr Engineering (Barr). 2013c. Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Plan, Central Dam FERC No. 10853 (03) [CEII]. Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN. Barr Engineering (Barr). 2013d. Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Plan, Pisgah Dam FERC No. 10853 (04) [CEII]. Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN. Barr Engineering (Barr). 2013e. Dam Safety Surveillance and Monitoring Plan, Dayton Hollow Dam FERC No. 10853 (05) [CEII]. Barr Engineering Company, Minneapolis, MN. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Order Issuing License (Major Constructed Project) (FERC No. 10853) [CEII]. Issued December 5, 1991. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1997. Letter Order Informing JL Schneider that Modified Emergency Action Plan Found to be Satisfactory for Otter Tail Power Company’s Otter Tail River Project under P-10853. Issued March 31, 1997. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2013. Non-Compliance Notice-Dayton Hollow Project P- 10853-5. April 23, 2013. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 2015. Non-Compliance Notice for Otter Tail Power Project P-10853. March 31, 2015. Leitch, J., R. Backman, and C. Laney. April 2009. Otter Tail River Water Trail Master Plan. Prepared for the Division of Parks and Trails Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016. Water Use-Water Appropriations Permit Program, Active Permits. Accessed April 27, 2016, [Online] URL: http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/appropriations/index-county-location- active.pdf. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 2016. MPCA Wastewater Data Browser-Fergus Falls WWTP. Accessed April 27, 2016, [Online] URL: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/wastewater-data- browser#. Otter Tail Power Company (OTP). 2009. Public Safety Plan. Otter Tail Power Company, Fergus Falls, MN. 1.5 SECTION 5.0 1.5.1 SECTION 5.1 REFERENCES Hanson, Steven R., Paul A. Renard, Nancy A. Hirsch, and John W. Enblom. 1984. Biological Survey of the Otter Tail River. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Paul. Minnesota. June 1984. 44pp. and appendices. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016. Hardwood Hills Subsection. Accessed April 22, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ecs/222Ma/index.html Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). 2016. Custom Soil Report: Otter Tail County Minnesota. Accessed April 22, 2016, [Online] URL: http://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm. Otter Tail County, Minnesota (OTC). No date. Geological History & Geomorphology. [Online] Accessed April 22, 2016, [Online] URL:http://www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/630/Geologic-History- Geomorphology University of Minnesota (UMN). 2013. Soils and Landscapes of Minnesota. Accessed April 22, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.extension.umn.edu/agriculture/tillage/soils-and-landscapes-of- minnesota/ 1.5.2 SECTION 5.2 REFERENCES Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Order Issuing License (Major Constructed Project) (FERC No. 10853). Issued December 5, 1991. Leitch, J., R. Backman, and C. Laney. April 2009. Otter Tail River Water Trail Master Plan. Prepared for the Division of Parks and Trails Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Hanson, Steven R., Paul A. Renard, Nancy A. Hirsch, and John W. Enblom. 1984. Biological Survey of the Otter Tail River. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Paul. Minnesota. June 1984. 44pp. and appendices. Minnesota Administrative Rules. 2016. Minnesota Administrative Rules Chapter 7050 Waters of the State. Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=7050&view=chapter#rule.7050.0468. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2010. Fisheries Lake Survey-Otter Tail River (Red River Lake). Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56071100. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 2011. Minnesota’s Water Quality Monitoring Strategy 2011-2021. Accessed April 8, 2016, [Online] URL: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/p-gen1-10.pdf. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 2016a. Construction Stormwater Special Waters Search, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Accessed April 12, 2016, [Online] URL: http://pca- gis02.pca.state.mn.us/CSW/index.html. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). 2016b. Surface Water Data Access-Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Accessed April 12, 2016, [Online] URL: http://pca- gis02.pca.state.mn.us/eda_surfacewater/index.html. 1.5.3 SECTION 5.3 REFERENCES Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2008. An Introduction to Freshwater Mussels as Biological Indicators Including Accounts of Interior Basin, Cumberlandian, and Atlantic Slope Species. EPA- 260-R-08-015. November 2008. Accessed July 20, 2012, [Online]: URL: http://www.epa.gov/bioiweb1/pdf/EPA-260-R-08- 015AnIntroductiontoFreshwaterMusselsasBioindicators.pdf. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991. Environmental Assessment Otter Tail River Hydroelectric Project, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Hydropower Licensing, Division of Project Review (FERC Project 10853-000--Minnesota). July 8, 1991. 20 pp. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). 1991a. Order Issuing License (Major Constructed Project) (FERC No. 10853). Issued December 5, 1991. Hanson, Steven R., Paul A. Renard, Nancy A. Hirsch, and John W. Enblom. 1984. Biological Survey of the Otter Tail River. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Paul. Minnesota. June 1984. 44pp. and appendices. Hanson, Paul. 2003. Sustaining America’s Aquatic Biodiversity, Freshwater Snail Biodiversity and Conservation. Prepared for the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE). Publication No.: 420-530. October 2003. Accessed April 18, 2016, [Online] URL: https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/420/420-530/420- 530.html. Leitch, J., R. Backman, and C. Laney. April 2009. Otter Tail River Water Trail Master Plan. Prepared for the Division of Parks and Trails Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2002. Restoration of Extirpated Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in The Red River of The North Watershed. Division of Fisheries. March 2002. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Manitoba Water Stewardship, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (MDNR et al.). 2008. Red River of the North Fisheries Management Plan April 2008 - 2012. April 2008. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). 2016a. Lake Sturgeon. Accessed April 14, 2016, [Online] URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=AFCAA0 1020. Minnesota Department