17.20.1503    ENERGY GENERATION FACILITIES, CONSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION

(1) An application for a generation or conversion facility must include a preliminary construction schedule, a description of typical equipment, and a description of the sequential steps involved in carrying out major construction activities, including site preparation and an estimate of the amount of ground disturbance.   The schedule must include associated facilities and relocations or development of transportation and other public use facilities necessitated by project construction, and methods of maintaining service during these activities.

(2) An application for a generation facility must contain a description of the following:

(a) plans for temporary facilities used during construction;

(b) the methods the applicant will use to reclaim any temporary facilities;

(c) a schedule showing the anticipated timing of activities;

(d) methods the applicant will use for fire control; and

(e) for associated powerlines, a description meeting the requirements of ARM 17.20.1510, for voltages of 230kV and larger.   For voltages less than 230kV, a general description of the components listed in ARM 17.20.1510 is sufficient; and

(f) for associated pipelines, a description meeting the requirements of ARM 17.20.1511.

 

History: 75-20-105, MCA; IMP, 75-20-211, 75-20-213, MCA; NEW, 1984 MAR p. 1844, Eff. 12/28/84; TRANS, from DNRC, 1996 MAR p. 2863; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 2410, Eff. 12/7/01; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 764, Eff. 8/5/23.