Update on Anticipated Pipeline Alignment within Proposed Route for the Black Dog Natural Gas Pipeline Project Docket No.

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1 414 Nicollet Mall Minneaolis, MN October 26, 2016 Daniel P. Wolf Executive Secretary Minnesota Public Utilities Commission th Place East, Suite 350 St. Paul, MN Via Electronic Filing RE: Udate on Anticiated Pieline Alignment within Proosed Route for the Black Dog Natural Gas Pieline Project Docket No. G002/GP Dear Mr. Wolf: On August 18, 2016 Northern States Power Comany, a Minnesota cororation, doing business as Xcel Energy, submitted an Alication for a Route Permit for the Black Dog Natural Gas Pieline Project (Project) ursuant to Minnesota Rules Chater The urose of this letter is to rovide an udate on the anticiated ieline alignment. As described in the alication the roosed route was designed to minimize imacts to rivate roerties by lacing the ieline rimarily within road right-of-way and on land owned by the and Northern States Power. The route width was designed to allow for minor changes in the anticiated alignment based on detailed engineering and survey results for existing infrastructure. Since the time the alication was submitted Project engineers have refined the anticiated alignment based on survey data and more detailed engineering. There are no changes roosed to the route width. A ma of the reliminary and udated alignments is enclosed. The first roosed change in alignment is at the location where the ieline leaves Old Sibley Memorial Highway and crosses under Highway 13. The alignment in this location has been straightened somewhat because the more erendicular highway crossing shown in the reliminary alignment would have resulted in horizontal and vertical angles for drilling and installing ie that were difficult to achieve based on the terrain in that location. The Project team is coordinating with MN Deartment of Transortation staff on the roosed change. This alignment shift is entirely located within road right-of-way. The second roosed change in the alignment is in the segment where the ieline arallels the electric transmission line corridor on ark arcels. The alication showed and described the alignment in this segment as running generally down the center of the arcels, with the recise location to be determined once more is known about other infrastructure in the corridor. Based on udated information about the location of the storm sewer within this segment the anticiated alignment has been shifted closer to the southwest side of the corridor

2 rather than running down the center. This roosed shift remains within the roosed route width, and is still located on owned land. We have udated the figures which were included in the route ermit alication to show the roosed alignment adjustment. The figures are included with this submittal. The roosed adjustments resulted in aroximately a 5 foot reduction in overall ieline length. Please contact me at ellen.l.heine@xcelenergy.com or if you have questions or would like further information regarding this matter. Sincerely, Ellen Heine Sr. Land Agent Xcel Energy 2

3 Udate to Anticiated Alignment for the Black Dog Natural Gas Pieline Project Udated Anticiated Alignment Preliminary Anticiated Alignment Proosed Route Black Dog Plant NNG Cedar Station Miles October 2016

4 T27 R23W Sec. 18 Canada Sec. 14 Bloomington Sec. 13 Sec. 13 ND T27 R23W Sec. 18 SD Minnesota IA T27 MI R23W Sec. 17 WI Sec. 24 Sec. 23 ") B Sec. 24 T27 R23W Sec. 19 T27 R23W Sec. 20 Sec. 23 Sec. 26 Sec ,000 2,000 1 inch = 2,000 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, USGS Data Source: Sec. 36 Sec. 25 Figure 1 Toograhic Ma Gas Pieline Project T27 R23W Sec. 30 T27 R23W Sec. 31 Proosed Pieline Alignment T27 R23W Sec. 29 T27 R23W Sec. 32 Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_1_Black_Dog_Route_Too_Ma.mxd

5 rraleighd Long Meadow Lake Hennein Black Dog Rd Minnesota River ") B Sibley Ct Frontage Rd S Territorial Dr 19th Ave Woods La 117th St E ,200 1 inch = 1,200 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Sioux Ct WRiver Hills Dr Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Tamarack La Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 RadissonDr SchoolcraftRd Zebulon Pike Ave 115th St E Sibley Dr 22nd Ave Hayes 114th St E 23rd Ave Hayes Dr Ct CarverCt Exlorer Ct London Ct M-964 Dr Horizon London Dr 27th Ave Valley Ct Cambridge C Clifton Ave t Keating Ct Keating Ave MccleodSt Figure 2 Aerial Ma Gas Pieline Project Foxoint Rd N River Hills Dr ChandlerCt r Pioneer D Cedarbridge Ave Southview Dr Ravoux Ave GaltierDr Perrot La 112th St E Lewis Ct Lake Ct Medary Dr Clark St Metcalf Dr Slater Rd OldSibley Hwy ") 30 Cinnamon Ridge Tr «77 Erin Dr Proosed Pieline Alignment Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_2_Black_Dog_Route_Aerial_Ma.mxd

6 rraleighd Long Meadow Lake Hennein Black Dog Rd Minnesota River ") B Sibley Ct Frontage Rd S Territorial Dr 19th Ave Woods La 117th St E ,200 1 inch = 1,200 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Sioux Ct WRiver Hills Dr Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Tamarack La Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 RadissonDr SchoolcraftRd Zebulon Pike Ave 115th St E Sibley Dr 22nd Ave Hayes 114th St E 23rd Ave Hayes Dr Ct CarverCt Exlorer Ct London Ct M-964 Dr Horizon London Dr 27th Ave Valley Ct Cambridge C Clifton Ave t Keating Ct Keating Ave MccleodSt Figure 3 Evaluated Routes Gas Pieline Project Foxoint Rd N River Hills Dr ChandlerCt r Pioneer D Cedarbridge Ave Southview Dr Ravoux Ave GaltierDr Perrot La 112th St E Lewis Ct Lake Ct Medary Dr Clark St Metcalf Dr Slater Rd OldSibley Hwy ") 30 Cinnamon Ridge Tr «77 Erin Dr Proosed Pieline Route Proosed Pieline Alignment Other Evaluated Alignment Existing Electric Transmission Line Existing Gas Pieline Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_3_Black_Dog_Route_Evaluated_Route.mxd

7 Sibley Ct inch = 300 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 Old Sibley Hwy Figure 4.1 Proosed Route Gas Pieline Project «77 Proosed Pieline Alignment Proosed Pieline Route Parcel Boundary Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_4_Series_Black_Dog_Proosed_Route.mxd

8 Foxoint Cir Old Sibley Hwy Ce darbridgeave Foxoint Rd ")30 Pioneer Dr Ridgewood Ct Southview Dr WRiver Hills Dr inch = 300 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 N River Hills Dr Lake Ct Figure 4.2 Proosed Route Gas Pieline Project 112th St E Lewis Ct Metcalf Dr Medary Dr Proosed Pieline Alignment Proosed Pieline Route Parcel Boundary Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_4_Series_Black_Dog_Proosed_Route.mxd

9 H ayes Ct Hayes Dr Chatham Ct S London Dr London Ct Radisson Dr Carver Ct 27th Ave 27th Pl Rid gew ood Ct Radisson Ct Scout Cir inch = 300 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Exlorer Ct Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, th St E Valley Ct Figure 4.3 Proosed Route Gas Pieline Project W River Hills Dr Galtier Dr Galtier Pl Proosed Pieline Alignment Proosed Pieline Route Parcel Boundary Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_4_Series_Black_Dog_Proosed_Route.mxd

10 Black Dog Rd ") B inch = 300 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 Figure 4.4 Proosed Route Gas Pieline Project River Ct Territorial Dr Radisson Dr Hayes Ct Proosed Pieline Alignment Proosed Pieline Route Parcel Boundary Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_4_Series_Black_Dog_Proosed_Route.mxd

11 rraleighd Long Meadow Lake Hennein Black Dog Rd Minnesota River ") B Sibley Ct Frontage Rd S Territorial Dr 19th Ave Woods La 117th St E ,200 1 inch = 1,200 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Sioux Ct WRiver Hills Dr Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Tamarack La Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 RadissonDr SchoolcraftRd Zebulon Pike Ave 115th St E Sibley Dr 22nd Ave Hayes 114th St E 23rd Ave Hayes Dr Ct CarverCt Exlorer Ct London Ct M-964 Dr Horizon London Dr 27th Ave Valley Ct Cambridge C Clifton Ave t Keating Ct Keating Ave MccleodSt Foxoint Rd N River Hills Dr Figure 5 Construction Methods Gas Pieline Project ChandlerCt r Pioneer D Cedarbridge Ave Southview Dr Ravoux Ave GaltierDr Perrot La 112th St E Lewis Ct Lake Ct Medary Dr Clark St Metcalf Dr Slater Rd OldSibley Hwy ") 30 Cinnamon Ridge Tr «77 Erin Dr Proosed Pieline Alignment Directional Drill Trench Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_5_Black_Dog_Route_Construction_Methods.mxd

12 rraleighd Long Meadow Lake Hennein Black Dog Rd Minnesota River ") B Sibley Ct Frontage Rd S Territorial Dr 19th Ave Woods La 117th St E ,200 1 inch = 1,200 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Sioux Ct WRiver Hills Dr Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Tamarack La Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 RadissonDr SchoolcraftRd Zebulon Pike Ave 115th St E Sibley Dr 22nd Ave Hayes 114th St E 23rd Ave Hayes Dr Ct CarverCt Exlorer Ct London Ct M-964 Dr Horizon London Dr 27th Ave Valley Ct Cambridge C Clifton Ave t Keating Ct Keating Ave MccleodSt Foxoint Rd N River Hills Dr ChandlerCt r Pioneer D Cedarbridge Ave Southview Dr Ravoux Ave Figure 6 Proosed Pieline Alignment Land Ownershi Gas Pieline Project GaltierDr Perrot La 112th St E Lewis Ct Lake Ct Medary Dr Clark St Metcalf Dr Slater Rd OldSibley Hwy ") 30 Cinnamon Ridge Tr «77 Erin Dr Proosed Pieline Alignment Proosed Pieline Route Land Ownershi City Owned Private Road Right-of-Way Parcel Boundary Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_6_Black_Dog_Route_Proosed_Alignment_Land_Ownershi.mxd

13 Hennein ") B ,200 1 inch = 1,200 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 Figure 7 Zoning Gas Pieline Project ") B Black Dog Generating Plant Proosed Pieline Route Zoning CD - Conservancy Park Water Zoning BP - Business Park I-1-Limited Industrial Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_7_Black_Dog_Route_Zoning.mxd

14 ") B ,200 1 inch = 1,200 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Data Sources: Xcel, USDA/NRCS Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 Figure 8 Land Cover (NLCD) Gas Pieline Project S Cedar Station ") NLCD LULC Proosed Pieline Route Woody Wetlands Oen Water Hay/Pasture Grassland/Herbaceous Evergreen Forest Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands Develoed, Oen Sace Develoed, Medium Intensity Develoed, Low Intensity Develoed, High Intensity Deciduous Forest Cultivated Cros Barren Land Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_8_Black_Dog_Route_Land_Cover.mxd

15 Long Meadow ( ) Minnesota River Black Dog ( ) Unnamed ") B Black Dog Creek UnnamedS Stream Black Dog ( ) tream Unnamed ( ) ,200 1 inch = 1,200 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Data Sources: Xcel, FEMA (NFHL) & MNDNR Unnamed ( ) Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 Wetland 1!> Figure 9 Water Resources Gas Pieline Project Wetland 2 Unnamed ( ) Proosed Pieline Route Field Delineated PEM Designated Trout Stream Public Water Watercourse Public Waters Basins!> «77 Floodlain NWI Unnamed ( ) Abandoned Well (CWI) Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_9_Black_Dog_Route_Water_Resources.mxd

16 Hennein Long Meadow Lake [ [ [ [ Minnesota River ") B 0 1,000 2,000 1 inch = 2,000 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 Figure 10 Rare / T and E Secies Gas Pieline Project S Cedar Station ") [ Proosed Pieline Alignment Calcareous Fen «77 NHIS Coyright and Acknowledgment: Coyright (2016), State of Minnesota, Deartment of Natural Resources. Rare features data included here were rovided by the Division of Ecological and Water Resources, Minnesota Deartment of Natural Resources (DNR), and were current as of (06/14/2016). These data are not based on an exhaustive inventory of the state. The lack of data for any geograhic area shall not be construed to mean that no significant features are resent. Natural Heritage Inventory System (NHIS) Endangered Threatened Secial Concern Watchlist N/A Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_10_Black_Dog_Route_Rare_T_E_Secies.mxd

17 Long Meadow Lake Minnesota River Minnesota Valley NWR ") B ,200 1 inch = 1,200 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 Figure 11 Parks and Recreation Gas Pieline Project «77 Proosed Pieline Route Minnesota Valley NWR City Parks Bike Trail Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_11_Black_Dog_Route_Parks_and_Rec.mxd

18 rraleighd Long Meadow Lake Hennein Black Dog Rd Minnesota River ") B Sibley Ct Frontage Rd S Territorial Dr 19th Ave Woods La 117th St E ,200 1 inch = 1,200 feet For Environmental Review Puroses Only Sioux Ct WRiver Hills Dr Tamarack La RadissonDr Zebulon Pike Ave 115th St E Data Sources: Xcel, MN DOT, & MNDNR Imagery Sources: Twin Cities Metro, 2013 XY SchoolcraftRd Sibley Dr 22nd Ave Hayes 114th St E 23rd Ave Hayes Dr Ct CarverCt Exlorer Ct XY London Ct M-964 Dr Horizon London Dr 27th Ave Valley Ct Figure 12 Public Services and Infrastructure Gas Pieline Project 4 Cambridge C XY Clifton Ave Sioux Trail Elementary School t 4 Keating Ct Keating Ave MccleodSt Foxoint Rd N River Hills Dr ChandlerCt r Pioneer D XY Cedarbridge Ave Southview Dr Ravoux Ave GaltierDr Perrot La 112th St E Lewis Ct Lake Ct Black Dog Generation ") B Plant Proosed Pieline Alignment XY Proosed Pieline Route Licensed Day Care Medary Dr 4 Clark St Slater Rd 4 Metcalf Dr OldSibley Hwy ") 30 Cinnamon Ridge Tr «77 Erin Dr 4 School Existing Electric Transmission Line Existing Gas Pieline Date: (10/24/2016) Source: Z:\Clients\U_X\Xcel\Black_Dog_Gas_Pieline\Permitting\PUC_Route_Permit\Figures\Figure_12_Black_Dog_Route_Public_Services_Infrastructure.mxd 4