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Guidance Documents
Alternatives Evaluation Study (Not currently available)
Site Selection Study (Not currently available)
Draft Macro-Corridor Study (September 2011):
- Draft Macro-Corridor Study
- Appendix 1: Glossary of Key Terms
- Appendix 2: Commercially Available GIS Technologies
- Appendix 3: Transmission Line Siting Methodologies
Draft Environmental Information Resource Guide (September 2011)
Environmental Policies & Procedures
Substantiation Reports
- Energy or Telecommunications Proposals Categorical Exclusion Revisions Substantiation Report - June 2025 (Updated February 2026)
- Water and Wastewater Categorical Exclusion Revisions Substantiation Report - May 2025 (Updated February 2026)