POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY: WATER QUALITY DIVISION:

An Inventory of Its Permit Case File for Proposed Coal Terminal at Pig's Eye Lake at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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	Creator:	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Division of Water Quality.
	Title:	Permit Case File for Proposed Coal Terminal at Pig's Eye Lake.
	Dates:	1963-1976 (bulk 1970-1976).
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Transcripts of hearings before the Pollution Control Agency regarding the application by the St. Paul Port Authority for permits to construct and operate a proposed coal terminal at Pig's Eye Lake beside the Mississippi River in St. Paul, and related correspondence, reports, studies, environmental impact statements, comments and statements by corporate and public officials, and photographs.
	Quantity:	4.75 cubic feet (5 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Part or all of the files were kept by Dale E. McMichael, of the Water Quality Division's Compliance and Enforcement Section.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Division of Water Quality. Permit Case File for Proposed Coal Terminal at Pig's Eye Lake. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 985-64; 990-87

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017039180104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
118.A.12.2F	1	Hearing Transcripts, 1974-1975. 42 volumes and 1 folder:
			Hearings before the Pollution Control Agency regarding the St. Paul Port Authority’s application. It is not known whether this is a complete set.
			February 25, 1974.
			February 26, 1974.
			February 27, 1974.
			February 28, 1974.
			March 1, 1974. 2 volumes.
			March 4, 1974.
			March 5, 1974.
			March 7, 1974.
			March 8, 1974.
			March 12, 1974.
			March 13, 1974.
			March 14, 1974.
			March 15, 1974.
			April 22, 1974.
			April 23, 1974.
			April 24, 1974.
			April 25, 1974.
			April 29, 1974.
			April 30, 1974.
Location	Box
118.A.12.3B	2		May 2, 1974.
			May 3, 1974.
			May 6, 1974.
			May 7, 1974.
			May 8, 1974.
			May 9, 1974.
			May 10, 1974. 2 volumes.
			May 11, 1974.
			June 25, 1974.
			October 24, 1974.
			December 12, 1974.
			December 17, 1974.
			January 14, 1975.
			January 22, 1975.
			January 23, 1975.
			January 24, 1975.
			March 18, 1975.
			April 15, 1975.
			May 20, 1975.


		Hearing Transcript Guide and Key to Exhibits, 1974. 1 folder.


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118.A.12.4F	3	Correspondence, 1974-1975. 3 folders.
			Apparently a file of Dale E. McMichael, of the PCA Water Quality Division. Includes McMichael’s correspondence as well as copies of correspondence of Grant Merritt, executive director of the PCA, and information copies of miscellaneous letters sent to the PCA regarding the Pig’s Eye coal terminal.


		Environmental Impact Statement, Army Corps of Engineers:
			Draft, July 1973.
			Appendix (to draft?).
			Final, February 1974.
			Final: Appendices, February 1974. 4 folders.


		Subject files:
			Affidavits by Dale McMichael, 1974.
			Burlington Northern Comments, 1974.
			Dairyland Power Company, 1973.
			Dayton and Herman, Attorneys: Comments, 1974. 2 folders.
			Environmental Impact Statement (information on), 1973. 2 folders.
			Memos and Communications, 1973-1974.
			Miscellaneous Information, 1972-1973.
			Natural Resources Department Hearing, 1973.
				Findings of fact, conclusions, and permits.
			Newspaper Articles, 1974-1975.
			Notice of Hearing, 1974.
			Permit, 1974.
				Includes PCA findings of fact.
			Proponent’s Case: Summary of Facts, 1974.
			Railroad Information, 1973-1975. 2 folders.
			St. Paul Port Authority: Hearing, 1972-1974.
Location	Box
118.A.12.5B	4		Transcript Summary Information: PCA Witnesses, 1974. 2 folders.
			TKDA Reports, 1974.
				Toltz, King, Duvall, Anderson and Associates, Inc., Architects and Engineers.
			Witness Statements, 1974. 2 folders.
			Wozniak’s Findings, 1974. 2 folders.
				Donald D. Wozniak was the hearing officer for the Pig’s Eye coal terminal hearings; the records include comments on Wozniak’s findings.


		Reports and Studies, 1963-1976 (bulk 1970-1974):
			Miscellaneous reports and studies, many used as exhibits during the Pig’s Eye coal terminal hearings before the PCA.
			Aerial View of Pig’s Eye Proposed Coal Facility: Computer View Analysis, 1974.
			Boat Tour of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, August 23, 1976.
				Prepared by the PCA.
			Coal Rail to Barge Transfer Facility Study, 1974.
			Environmental Impact Statement, Northern Section of the Upper Mississippi River, 1973. 7 folders.
				Assessing impacts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers activities on the Upper Mississippi.
			Flood Protection at the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant: Environmental Assessment, 1973.
			Hearing Transcript, 1972. 2 folders.
				Department of Natural Resources application to widen the Mississippi River in the area adjacent to Pig’s Eye Lake.
			Landscape Architectural Consultations for Pig’s Eye Coal Handling Facility, 1974.
				Includes oversize drawings.
			Metropolitan Council Referral Committee Reports, 1972-1973.
			Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant at Pig’s Eye Island: Dredging Activities for Flood Protection, 1972-1974.
			Miscellaneous Studies on Coal Transportation, 1970-1971.
Location	Box
118.A.12.6F	5		Miscellaneous Reports re Pig’s Eye Coal Handling Facility, 1974.
			Navigation Charts: Middle and Upper Mississippi River, January 1963.
				Prepared by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
			Report to the IRS re Tax Exempt Status of the Port Authority of the City of St. Paul, 1972.
			St. Paul Port Authority’s Objections to Hearing Officer’s Order re Permits for a Proposed Coal Terminal at Pig’s Eye, 1974.
			Sherburne County Generating Plant Project Outline: Coal Supply and Preparation System, 1971.
			Sludge Processing and Disposal at the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1974.
				Volume II.
			Sludge Pyrolysis Unit Report for the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1974.
				Volume III: Preliminary Engineering Report.
			Soil and Ground Water Investigation Phase II Final Report, 1974.
			Soil Investigation of the Mississippi River Dredge Fill Red Rock Development, 1973.
			Specifications for Pig’s Eye Coal Handling Facility, 1974.
				By TKDA.


		Photographs, 1974-approximately 1975. 7 folders.
			Various photographs of Pig’s Eye Lake and surrounding area, and of plans for proposed coal terminal. Used as exhibits in the Pig’s Eye coal terminal hearings before the PCA.

RELATED MATERIAL

Attorney General: Pollution Control Division: Litigation files.

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CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Coal shipping terminals -- Environmental aspects -- Minnesota.; Water -- Pollution -- Minnesota.

Persons:: McMichael, Dale E.

Organizations:: Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul.

Places:: Pig's Eye Lake (Minn.).

Document Types:: Environmental impact statements -- Minnesota.; Photographs -- Minnesota.

Functions:: Authorizing.; Regulating.

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