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Cardinal-Hickory Creek 345 kV Transmission Line Project

PERMITTING DASHBOARD PROJECT POSTING DATE: OCTOBER 11, 2017

PROJECT WEBSITE: Cardinal-Hickory Creek 345 kV Transmission Line Project

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

Complete

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
COMPLETE

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COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
03/01/2020

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Electricity Transmission

SECTOR
Electricity Transmission

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects

Department of Agriculture

LEAD AGENCY
Department of Agriculture, Rural Development

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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of the Army

Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Department of the Army

Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works

Description:

Dairyland Power Cooperative ("Dairyland"), a cooperative organized under the laws of Wisconsin, American Transmission Company LLC by its corporate manager, ATC Management Inc., (together, "ATC"), and ITC Midwest LLC ("ITC Midwest") (all collectively, "Utilities") propose to construct and own the Cardinal— Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project ("Project"), a 345 kilovolt ("kV") transmission line connecting northeast Iowa and south-central Wisconsin.


The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service is the lead federal agency for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for the Project. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are Cooperating Agencies.

 

The litigation in Driftless Area Land Conservancy v. Rural Utilities Service (7th Cir. Nos. 22-1347, 22-1709, 22-1737) concluded on 7/19/23.

Permitting Timetable

The permitting timetable below displays data as reported by agencies. Dates for Environmental Review and Permitting processes (Actions) that are in 'Paused' or 'Planned' status are subject to change and are not indicative of a project's final schedule.

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Overall Project Timetable
 
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Extension or Delay
Ahead of Schedule
Paused
No End Date
Planned

Action Information

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