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Draft Environmental Impact Statement Text

• Abstract
• Table of Contents
• Summary
• Section 1 - Introduction
• Section 2 - Regulatory Framework
• Section 3 - Overview of Project and Alternative Routes and Sites
  • Part 1 (4.6 MB)
  • Part 2  (7.9 MB)
• Section 4 - Alternatives to the Proposed Project
• Section 5 - Affected Environment, Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures
• Section 6 - Impacts and Mitigation Measures for Specific Regions / Segments
  • Part 1 - Lakefield to Huntley Segment
    • Part 2 - Resource Maps (9.2 MB)
    • Part 3 - Resource Maps (7.3 MB)
    • Part 4 - Resource Maps (8.3 MB)
  • Part 5 - Huntley to Iowa Border Segment
    • Part 6 - Resource Maps (6.2 MB)
• Section 7 - Relative Merits of Routing Options
• Section 8 - References

 Appendices

• Appendix A - Scoping Decision (5.7 MB)
• Appendix B - Generic Route Permit Template and Example Route Permit
• Appendix C - Transmission Line Structures
• Appendix D - Photo Simulations
  • Part 1 - Facilities at Huntley Substation (9.8 MB)
  • Part 2 - Facilities at Huntley Substation (8.9 MB)
  • Part 3 - Facilities at Huntley Substation (9.9 MB)
  • Part 4 - Lake Crossings at Fox Lake and Lake Charlotte (8.8 MB)
• Appendix E - Example Agricultural Impact Mitigation Plan
• Appendix F - Noise Supplement
• Appendix G - Property Values Supplement
• Appendix H - EMF Supplement
• Appendix I - Archaeological and Historic Resources Data
• Appendix J - Route Analysis Data Tables
• Appendix K - Rare Resources and Rare Species
• Appendix L - Map Book
  • Overview Map 
  • Part 1, Map Sheets LH1 to LH19 (7.3 MB)
  • Part 2, Map Sheets LH20 to LH44 (8.6 MB)
  • Part 3, Map Sheets LH45 to LH57; HI1 to HI12 (7.7 MB)