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. � 11' <br />Elk Elk River Comp ehensive Plan <br />River <br />Table 8 -C: Electric Generation Units <br />Unit <br />No. <br />Capacity <br />(kw) <br />Horsepower <br />Date <br />Installed <br />Fuel <br />1 <br />550 <br />735 <br />1947 <br />Diesel Fuel <br />2 <br />550 <br />735 <br />1947 <br />Diesel Fuel <br />3 <br />3,000 <br />4,100 <br />1961 <br />Diesel Fuel <br />& gas <br />4 <br />5,000 <br />6,911 <br />1971 <br />Diesel Fuel <br />& gas <br />Landfill <br />3,200 <br />4,600 <br />2002 & <br />2006 <br />Landfill Gas <br />Table 8 -C: Electric Generation Units <br />In 2012, the electrical peak demand was at 59,620 <br />kW with the annual energy sales of 273,455,846 <br />kWh. The Landfill gas generation facility contributes <br />approximately 26 million kilowatt hours, or 9% of the <br />City's needs. <br />ERMU will need to add electric substations and <br />modify or improve some of the existing substations <br />as development occurs. <br />Stormwater Management <br />Yr _� <br />Many of the goals and smart growth principles that are discussed throughout this Plan can only be fully achieved <br />when issues surrounding stormwater management and environmental protection are considered as central to the <br />planning process. <br />The City of Elk River conducts surface water management planning to determine the needs and approaches for <br />managing stormwater systems throughout the community. Managing stormwater and surface water protects and <br />improves the quality of our lakes, streams, and rivers. It also helps to control flooding. <br />The formal stormwater system consists of catch basins, pipes, ditches and detention ponds. Wetlands and other <br />natural systems play an important role in effective stormwater management and further analysis of these systems <br />is outlined in Chapter 11 : Environmental Resources. <br />With a lack of Watershed Districts or Water Management Organizations within the County, the City has been <br />utilizing the existing Stormwater Ordinance and the existing Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan ( SWPPP) <br />for water management issues. The City completed an update of the SWPPP and developed a Surface Water <br />Management Plan in November of 2013. The implementation plan within the new document should be followed <br />for purposes of future planning related to stormwater management. <br />Chapter 8: Utilities / 93 <br />