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In the past, we have filled the sludge tanker at the plant and transported each load of Bio- <br /> Solids to the application site.It takes 10 mins. to load the tanker, 45 mins. to travel to the <br /> application land and back and 10 mins. to empty the tanker.Traveling on Hwy. 10 with <br /> the tractor and tanker has become a safety issue and is not very time efficient. <br /> The 2003 budget contains funding for having a company(Fergus Power &Pump) load <br /> the Bio-Solids in semi-tankers and transport to the application site and load the City of <br /> Elk River's application equipment.This will get our equipment off of the highway and cut <br /> our time spent on this task. <br /> The budget also has finding for erecting a pole barn, on the land at 165th & Jarvis.The <br /> pole barn will allow the Wastewater Dept. to store the application equipment on site <br /> and eliminate the need to travel Highway 10 at the end of each application day.It will <br /> also provide storage ,inside, for the application equipment.The tractor will only be stored <br /> in the.building during the application season.The tanker will be stored in the building on <br /> a permanent basis.The building will be 50 ft. x 25 ft., which will allow some storage <br /> room for some of the equipment from the Y.A.C. softball fields. <br /> Quotes have been received for the building and will be in the range of$15,000-$17, 000. <br /> The 2003 budget contains $22,000 to fund this project.This is the first year that we have <br /> contracted for transporting the Bio-Solids to load our equipment on site, so any <br /> unforeseen problems will be found and corrected.The 2003 budget contains <br /> funding,$16,300, to pay for the contract hauling of the Bio-Solids.In the future, this <br /> cost will go up and down , as it is tied directly to the amount of Bio-Solids which have <br /> been generated and stabilized at the Treatment Plant. <br /> Jz� <br />