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SECTION 1 Application Request Summary 1.1 INTRODUCTION Elk River Landfill, Inc. (ERL), awholly-owned subsidiary of Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc., owns and operates a 92-acre mixed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill (Landfill) under Minnesota Solid Waste Permit Number SW-74. The Landfill is also licensed and permitted by both Sherburne County (County) and the City of Elk River (City). The Landfill is located along U.S. TH 169 on 476 acres of land located in the NW'/a of Section 3, T33N, R26W, and the SW'/a of Section 34, T34N, R26W, Sherburne County, Minnesota (see Drawing titled'~Site Plan -Entire Property'. Besides the 72-acre construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill immediately and adjacent to the north of the Landfill, the remaining 312 acres of the existing property owned by ERL provides a buffer surrounding the Landfill. The Landfill is permitted to accept MSW, C&D, yard waste for composting, industrial waste in accordance with a MPCA-approved Industrial Solid Waste Management Plan, and processing facility rejects from the Elk River Resource Recovery Facility. ERL maintains a Solid Waste Facility (SWF) license and conditional use permits in accordance with City requirements. ERL and the City entered into a Host Community Agreement in September 2003 regarding the Landfill. On May 25, 2011, ERL and City entered into an Agreement related to expanding by 27.2 acres the Landfill's MSW footprint to the south. This southern expansion includes the southern-most portion of the 137.4-acre landfill property currently owned by ERL and the northern-most portion of the 109-acre southern development area (SDA) located immediately south of the Landfill that is currently owned by Tiller Corporation (Tiller). This application reflects the terms agreed to by both ERL and City in the May 25, 2011 Agreement. The 27.2-acre expanded Landfill as agreed to in the May 25, 2011 Agreement provides 4,962,000 cubic yards of additional MSW capacity. Per City, the approval of the expanded Landfill requires the northern-most portion of the SDA to be "r uide " 'n the comprehensive plan as "landfill" and rezoned to be included in the SWF Overlay District and for a sanitary landfill~radit~onal use permit (CUP) to be obtained. The Landfill's existing County SWF license will also need to be amended to include the expansion. 1.2 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT The 27.2-acre expanded Landfill includes an additional 8.9 acres on the southern-most portion of the existing 137.4-acre landfill property and 18.3 acres on the northern-most portion of Tiller's 109-acre SDA located immediately south of the existing landfill property (see Drawing titled "Site Development Plan -Entire Property'. ERL has entered into a purchase agreement with Tiller for a portion of the SDA, which will include the 18.3 acres for the expanded Landfill and an additional 13.5 acres for the required 200-foot buffer area. Per City, the affected 31.8 acres of the SDA will need to be "reguided" and rezoned. The affected 31.8 acres of the SDA are currently used by Tiller for its gravel mining operation. As has been the practice at the existing Landfill, the expanded Landfill will follow behind Tiller's mining operations. Tiller has an approved CUP from City for the entire 109-acre SDA, and Tiller is concurrently requesting approval to mine the remaining southern 200-foot portion of ERL's existing 137.4-acre landfill property. Elk River Landfill SDA - Section 1-1 Land Use Application ` lNenCl< e.x xaven uwos~u