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DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP <br /> <br /> MINNEAPOLIS <br /> <br />xHASHINGTON, D.C. <br />LONDON <br /> <br /> HONG KONG <br /> DES MOINES <br /> ROCHESTER. <br /> COSTA MESA <br /> <br />PILLSBURY CENTER. SOUTH <br />220 SOUTH SIXTH STREET <br />MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402-1498 <br /> <br /> TELEPHONE: (612) 340-2600 <br /> FAX: (612) 340-2868 <br /> <br />GREGORY A. FONTAINE <br /> (612) 340-8729 <br /> <br /> NE'~V YOR`K <br /> DENVER` <br /> SEATTLE <br /> FAR`GO <br /> BILLINGS <br /> MISSOULA <br /> <br />GR. EAT FALLS <br /> <br />August 13, 1997 <br /> <br />Mr. Stephen Rohlf <br />City of Elk River <br />Building & Zoning Administrator <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Rohlf: <br /> <br /> These comments are submitted on behalf of Cargill, Incorporated (Cargill) in <br />response to the Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the East Elk River Urban <br />Service Area, dated June 23, 1997, prepared on behalf of the City of Elk River by MSA <br />Consulting Engineers ("Urban Services EAW"). It is Cargill's understanding that <br />the Urban Services EAW expands the possible urban services area previously <br />studied by Elk River, and contains new proposals for various infrastructure projects, <br />including sewer and water systems and transportation corridors, in the eastern <br />portion of the City. For the reasons set forth below, Cargill believes that further <br />environmental review must be completed in connection with these matters. <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br /> As City officials and staff are aware, Cargill has operated its Animal Nutrition <br />Center (ANC) at its present location in Elk River since 1958. The ANC is a research <br />and development center located on approximately 980 acres within the present city <br />limits. Its mission includes supporting Cargill's activities in improving animal <br />nutrition, nutrient utilization, product development, livestock and nutrition <br />management, quality control, information management, and technology <br />development and adaptation. The ANC includes laboratories, animal housing and <br />containment units, feed processing plants, waste management systems, and <br />numerous other structures and facilities for conducting beef, dairy, swine, and <br />preservative research. The ANC site also includes, among other things, tilled fields, <br /> <br /> <br />