Priest Lake Water Management Project Schedule

Phase 4 Schedule: Construction Improvements

Outlet Thorofare

Construction Complete – Spring 2020

Outlet Dam

Phase 1 Construction – Winter 2020/2021 & Winter 2021/2022
Phase 2 Construction – Anticipated to begin November 2023

Phase 3 Schedule: Engineering Design & Preparation of Construction Documents

Construction documents completed summer 2020

Phase 2 Schedule: Preliminary Engineering & Design

Task	Description	Timeframe
1	Data Collection Kickoff Meeting Existing & New Data Collection Site Assessments — dam, wetlands, erosion areas on lake, Thorofare Design Recommendations — refinement of recommendations from Phase 1 and any new information gathered that could affect the scope of preliminary design Basis of Design — refinement and update from Phase 1 Steering Committee Meeting #1 — late August	July to August, 2018
2	Preliminary Engineering Design Regulator Agency & Stakeholder Engagement Steering Committee Meeting #2 — November 2018 Public Meeting/Open House — late September 2018 Permitting Level Plans — draft March; final April Updated Construction Cost Estimates — draft April Dam Improvements & Dam Safety Report Submittal — includes discipline reports (geotechnical, structural, hydraulic, and so forth) — March	September 2018 to May 2019
3	Regulatory Permitting Consultation with Agencies regarding proposed concepts — September 2018 Permit Application Documents — initiate development of documents starting in September and working through Spring 2019 Permit Application Submission — Spring 2019	August 2018 to October 2019
4	Public/Stakeholder Involvement Steering Committee Meeting #1 — late August 2018 (in person) Steering Committee Meeting #2 — mid-September 2018 (telecon) Public Meeting/Open House — late September 2018 (in person, Priest Lake) Steering Committee Meeting #3 — October 2018 Steering Committee Meeting #4 — November 2018 Steering Committee Meeting #5 — July 2019	Ongoing with large emphasis during the preliminary design and permitting tasks.

Phase 1 Schedule: Study

Task	Description	Timeframe
1	Study Work Plan & Public Outreach Plan Development, Data Collection, Criteria Development	March 1 to mid-May, 2017
2	Analysis of Existing Conditions	April to mid-June, 2017
3	Alternatives Development & Evaluation	Mid-June to September, 2017
4	Finalization of Study & Reporting	September to February, 2018

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