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discharged by the Grantee's wastewater treatment facilities to replace. the use of in the following industrial production activities of the Elk River Station as located in Elk River, Minnesota and as owned and operated by Great River Energy: Elk River Station, U.S. Deparhnent of Commerce North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 562213; Elk River Peaking Station NAICS Code 221112, and transmission operations NAICS Code 221121. The discount rate for cost-effectiveness analysis of alternatives over the period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011, shall be: 4.625%, as set by the Municipal Support Division of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. In evaluating all feasible treatment and conveyance alternatives the Grantee shall consider alternatives for the acquisition or betterment of public land, buildings, and other public improvements of a capital nature for the treatment of wastewater resulting in its beneficial use. Alternatives that in addition to public improvements include private improvements to the Elk River Station of Great River Energy that are integral to the beneficial use of wastewater as defined herein and to the Project, may also be addressed in Facilities Planning except that the cost of preparing that part of the Facilities Plan that addresses private improvements will not be eligible to receive grant assistance nor eligible as local match to this grant according to the conditions of this Grant Contract and such costs shall be identified in budget reports and payment requests submitted by the Grantee as specified herein. The Facilities Plan shall be undertaken in accordance with the provisions of ATTACHMENT B, section "Facilities Planning Conditions and Requirements," which is attached and incorporated into this Grant Contract. Preparation of the Facilities Plan by the Grantee shall be considered complete upon State final approval of the Facilities Plan, including the completed enviromnental review of, and State approval of, National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit modifications or the issuance of new permits as proposed in the Facilities Plan. For the purposes of the Project, environmental review of and approval of NPDES permit modifications and the issuance of new permits shall apply to the Grantee's municipal wastewater NPDES permit; and shall also apply to NPDES permit(s) currently utilized by the Elk River Station of Great River Energy insofar as the provisions of the Facilities Plan necessitate changes in discharges on the part the Elk River Station of Great River Energy. In conjunction with submittal of the Facilities Plan to the State the Grantee shall forward to the State a letter acquired from Great River Energy signed by the Official Contact Person as identified in the Grantee's Grant Application or another authorized representative of the Corporation, indicating that: (1) Great River Energy has reviewed and is in substantial agreement with the Facilities Plan and the selected alternative and agrees to receive and utilize the volume of treated wastewater indicated in the Facilities Plan for the industrial uses identified in this part; (2) Will submit as necessitated by the project, a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit application or permit applications as such applications address changes in wastewater discharges by the Elk River Station of Great River Energy that will result from the Project. Permit application(s) must include addressing any sludge or bio- solids related issues for the proposed plans and specifications consistent with Minnesota Rules 7041.0700. If the overall volume of wastewater that will be used beneficially as identified in the selected alternative is less than the volume of 28.2 million gallons annually as identified in the Grantee's Grant Application the Grantee shall establish in writing to the satisfaction of the State the reason for such a reduction prior to State approval of the Facilities Plan. 2.1.2 Plans and Specifications. The Grantee shall prepare Plans and Specifications for the selected alternative of the Facilities Plan that has received approval from the State and in accordance with the provisions of ATTACHMENT B, section "Plans and Specifications Conditions and Requirements." If in addition to public improvements the approved Facilities Plan includes private Grant (Rev. 11/08) CR4377