Empire Township, Dakota County
Scoping Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for Sand and Gravel Mining and Accessory Use

Scoping EAW

• Draft Document

Exhibits

• Exhibit 1A - County Map Showing Location
• Exhibit 1B - Vicinity Map
• Exhibit 1C - Project area map
• Exhibit 2 - U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 Minute
• Exhibit 3 - Topographic Map with 2' Contours
• Exhibit 4 - Mineral Extraction Overlay District
• Exhibit 5 - Land Use - Zoning within Empire Twp.
• Exhibit 6 - Land Use - Zoning Adjacent Jurisdictions
• Exhibit 7 - Property Ownership - Lease Rights
• Exhibit 8 - Aggregate Resources - Area Wide
• Exhibit 9 - Bottom Contours of Aggregate Deposit
• Exhibit 10A - Depth to Bottom of Aggregate Deposit
• Exhibit 10B - Profiles of Existing Ground and Bottom of Aggregate Deposit - Along Roadways
• Exhibit 10C - Profile of Existing Ground and Bottom of Aggregate Deposit - Diagonal through Mining Area
• Exhibit 11 - Projected Market Area
• Exhibit 12 - "No Build" Market Forecast
• Exhibit 13 - Full Build Market Forecast
• Exhibit 14 - Cover Types
• Exhibit 15 - Aerial Photo
• Exhibit 16 - Wetland Map of Empire Township
• Exhibit 17a - Wetland Map of Mining Area
• Exhibit 17b - Wetland Detail - Sections 9, 15 & 16
• Exhibit 18 - Watercourse Map
• Exhibit 19 - Potential Wildlife Management Area
• Exhibit 20 - Mesic Prairie from the DNR - See Appendix Page 42 for Survey Report
• Exhibit 21 - Shoreland Overlay District
• Exhibit 22 - deleted
• Exhibit 23 - Soil Type Designation Number Mapping
• Exhibit 24 - Soil Type Name Mapping
• Exhibit 25 - Soil Type Analysis by Area
• Exhibit 26 - Soil Type Analysis by Type
• Exhibit 27 - Recommended Alignment 180th Street
• Exhibit 28 - Prime Farmlands
• Exhibit 29 - Metropolitan Agricultural Preserves Program
• Exhibit 30 - Northern Natural Gas Right of Way Drawing
• Exhibit 31 - Mid America (Enterprise Products) LP Gas Pipeline Right of Way Drawing - Section 6
• Exhibit 32 - Mid America (Enterprise Products) LP Gas Pipeline Right of Way Drawing - Section 6
• Exhibit 33 - Magellan (Williams Bros.) Natural Gas Pipeline Right of Way Drawing

Appendices

• Appendices - (PDF)
  • Cemstone Railroad Offloading Agreement - Page 3
  • DNR Response on Natural Heritage Information - Page 6
  • Loggerhead Shrike Data Sheets - Page 14
  • Minnesota Historical Society Response on Archaeological Properties - Page 18
  • Well Logs - Page 19
  • Mesic Prairie Survey Report - Page 42