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Northwood Alliance is
working with Upper Peninsula Public Access
Coalition (UPPAC) to help protect the six Michigan Upper Peninsula
reservoirs proposed for development by the Upper
Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO). |
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The six reservoirs are: Au Train Basin (Cleveland
Cliffs Basin, Alger County, Project No. 10856) UPPCO Au
Train Basin land ownership map Bond Falls Flowage
(Ontonagon County, Project No. 1864) UPPCO Bond Falls
2005 sale map Boney Falls Basin (Delta
County, Project No. 2506) UPPCO
Boney Falls 2005 land sale map Cataract Basin (Marquette
County, Project No. 10854) UPPCO
Cataract Basin 2005 land sale map Prickett Lake (Baraga and
Houghton Counties, Project No. 2402) UPPCO Prickett
land ownership map Victoria Reservoir
(Ontonagon County, Project No. 1864) UPPCO
Victoria Dam landowership map |
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Upper Peninsula Power Company Land Sales In December 2005, Upper
Peninsula Power Company sold non-project land surrounding Bond Falls, Boney
Falls, and Cataract Basin to Naterra
Land Inc. Non-project land is land
along or near the reservoirs, and not part of the hydroelectric
facility. Non-project land at Bond
Falls is as close as 100 feet from the water shore. UPPCO proposes to convey rights to lot
owners to make improvements (such as docks, stairways, roads, view corridors,
and footpaths) on the project lands.
The private lots would thus resemble typical lakefront homes. UPPCO has announced plans
to sell non-project lands around Au Train Basin, Prickett Lake, and Victoria
Reservoir, and additonal land around Bond Falls and Cataract Basin. UPPCO Land Sale Information http://www.uppco.com/info/landsale.asp#smp UPPCO Website: Questions and Answers About
UPPCO's Real Estate Asset Management Philosophy |
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Shoreline Management Plans UPPCO published Shoreline
Management Plans for Au Train Basin, Bond Falls, Boney Falls, Cataract Basin,
and Prickett Lake in November 2007. A
plan for Victoria Reservoir has not yet been released. The Shoreline Management
Plans require approval from the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commision (FERC). As of
August 2008, FERC has completed Environmental Assessments for the Au Train,
Boney Falls, Cataract Basin, and Prickett Lake Shoreline Management
Plans. Public comment on the
Environmental Assessments is welcomed by FERC. Au Train Basin
Shoreline Management Plan Au
Train Basin Environmental Assessment (Comments due 7/14/08) Northwood
Alliance comments on the Au Train Environmental Assessment Bond Falls
Shoreline Management Plan Northwood
Alliance comments on the Shoreline Management Plan Bond
Falls Environmental Assessment (Comments due 10/27/08) Northwood
Alliance comments on the Bond Falls Environmental Assessment Boney Falls Shoreline
Management Plan Boney
Falls Environmental Assessment (Comments due 8/29/08) Cataract Basin
Shoreline Management Plan Cataract
Basin Environmental Assessment (Comments due 8/1/08) Northwood
Alliance comments on the Cataract Environmental Assessment Prickett Lake
Shoreline Management Plan Northwood
Alliance comments on the Shoreline Management Plan Prickett
Lake Environmental Assessment (Comments due 9/29/08) Northwood
Alliance comments on the Prickett Environmental Assessment UPPCO Shoreland Management
Plan information: http://www.uppco.com/info/landsale/shore_mgmt_plan.asp |
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Naterra – UPPCO Lawsuit On February 28, 2008,
Naterra Land, Inc. filed suit against Upper Peninsula Power Company and its
parent company, Integrys Energy Group of Chicago. The complaint alleges UPPCO misrepresented
details concerning non-project lands sold to Naterra at Bond Falls, Boney
Falls, and Cataract Basin for $8.9 million in 2005. Naterra claims UPPCO made assurances the
lands would include dock and riparian rights, which to date have not been
provided and remain in question. The
complaint also accuses UPPCO of false representations concerning future dam
repairs and associated water draw-downs. The entire complaint,
obtained from the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, is available
here: News articles: The
Mining Journal 3/6/2008: UPPCO responds to claims The
Ontonagon Herald 3/5/2008: Naterra sues UPPCO over struggling Bond Falls land
deal The
Mining Journal 3/4/2008: Naterra suing UPPCO over land |
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Please
visit the UPPAC web site for more information: http://www.uppac.com/ |
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Last update October 27, 2008 |