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2 Project Description
2.1      Location
As shown on Figure 1-1, beginning at the intersection of the site access
road and STH 55, the
pipeline is proposed to be routed along and buried within the right-of-way
(ROW) of federal,
state, county and locally designated public roads with the exception of a
short segment along the
Wisconsin River, where the pipeline will parallel the river on Wisconsin
Public Service
Corporation (WPSC) property from Hat Rapids Road north to the Hat Rapids
Dam.
The proposed pipeline route begins at the CMC project site wastewater treatment
facility and
follows the proposed plant site access road to STH 55. The route then follows
STH 55 north to
County Trunk Highway (CTH) S, continuing north to United States Route (USR)
8. The
proposed route will follow USR 8 to Rhinelander where it will head south
along STH 17 to Hat
Rapids Road. The route will follow Hat Rapids Road to the Wisconsin River,
turn north and
proceed to the Hat Rapids Dam. The total length of the proposed pipeline
is approximately 38.3
miles. The Hat Rapids Dam is owned and operated by WPSC.
Table 2-1 provides specific information regarding the location of the proposed
pipeline. As
shown in Table 2-1, the pipeline will be routed on the west side of STH 55
and CTH S; to the
north of USR 8 from CTH S to CTH V along an existing snowmobile trail; to
the south of USR
8 between CTH V and River Bend Road; to the north of the Rhinelander Beltline;
to the west
of STH 17; and to the south of Hat Rapids Road. Per discussions with the
Wisconsin
Department of Transportation (WisDOT), the pipeline will be placed 25 feet
from the edge of
pavement along STH 55, STH 17 and all of USR 8, with the exception of the
portion along the
snowmobile trail. The pipeline will be installed down the centerline of the
snowmobile trail. At
the recommendation of the Forest County Highway Commission, the pipeline
will be installed
along the west top-of-ditch line (this varies but averages approximately
25 feet from the edge of
pavement) on CTH S. Due to the narrow ROW, the pipeline will be installed
at the edge of
pavement on Hat Rapids Road. At the Wisconsin River, the pipeline will parallel
the river on
the east bank north to the Hat Rapids Dam on property owned by WPSC.
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