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<br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />The Applicant confirmed with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Biological Survey <br />that the Project is not located within areas identified with moderate to high biological significance. <br />FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY <br />The Applicant confirmed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that the <br />Project is not proposed within a floodplain. <br /> <br />INTERCONNECTION APPLICATION STATUS <br />Following application acceptance and deposit of $100,000, but prior to issuance of an <br />Interconnection Agreement (IA), Xcel completes multiple studies to determine that a proposed <br />Community Solar Garden is designed to Xcel’s standards and is safe to interconnect onto the <br />existing electrical grid. To date, the Applicant has successfully completed 3 of the 4 studies <br />required including, the Initial Engineering Review, Supplemental Review, and System Impact <br />Study. Xcel is currently performing the Facilities Study, which is the fourth and final study <br />required. A scope of work fully executed by Xcel and the Applicant for Facilities Study is attached <br />as Appendix F. Upon completion of the Facilities Study by Xcel, an IA will be issued and a fully <br />executed copy will be provided to the City before issuance of the building permit and start of <br />construction. <br /> <br />STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN <br />Prior to issuance of a building permit and the start of construction, the Project will obtain (and <br />comply with) the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) NPDES Construction General <br />Permit, including preparation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), Notice of <br />Intent submittal, and erosion and sediment controls. Additionally, the Project will apply to and <br />comply with City and watershed district’s stormwater management and erosion and sediment <br />control provisions. <br />Consistent with the MPCA’s guidance on solar facilities, stormwater from new impervious <br />surfaces will be treated by changing the land use from cultivated agriculture to almost 100% <br />vegetated groundcover, including pollinator plantings, and installation of infiltration basins. A