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WASTE MANAGEMENT <br />Elk River Landfill <br />Elk River Landfill is a regional facility that provides safe and convenient disposal services for communities, <br />businesses and industries serving Sherburne County and surrounding areas. <br />Waste Management's approximately 300 disposal facilities employ the latest advances in landfill technology. <br />This facility is engineered with environmental protection systems that meet or exceed rigorous government <br />regulations and are subject to highly regulated monitoring and reporting requirements. Systems include <br />engineered liners and covers, leachate collection and removal, and landfill gas collection and control. <br />Containment Design <br />Elk River Landfill utilizes a double -layer, 2 -foot clay and a 60 mil geosynthetic liner system to ensure that <br />waste and wastewater (leachate) are contained and isolated from soil and groundwater. <br />Leachate Collection & Treatment <br />Leachate is discharged to the local Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). <br />Groundwater Monitoring <br />Groundwater is monitored at 31 wells, which are upgradient and downgradient of the waste disposal <br />footprint. The groundwater monitoring network is sampled and analyzed in accordance with the procedures <br />of the facility's groundwater sampling and analysis plan. <br />Landfill Gas Management <br />Elk River Landfill collects and manages landfill gas through an extensive flare system with 76 wells, which <br />reduces emissions and minimizes odor. The Landfill -Gas -to -Energy plant produces about 3.2 MW of energy, <br />and powers approximately 2,400 homes in Elk River, Minnesota. <br />Security <br />Site security is ensured by controlled, limited access to the facility through the gatehouse as well as <br />perimeter fencing and natural barriers. During non -business hours the gate is locked and monitored by <br />24-hour electronic surveillance. <br />W9a <br />WASTE MANAGEMENT® <br />ELK RIVER LANDFILL <br />22460 U.S. 169 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />800 963 4776 <br />HOURS OF OPERATION <br />7:00 am - 4:30 pm <br />Monday - Friday <br />Closed Saturday & Sunday <br />YEAR OPENED <br />1972 <br />PROJECTED LIFE REMAINING <br />49 years <br />FACILITY ACREAGE <br />510.5 acres <br />PERMITTED FOOTPRINT <br />191.4 acres <br />REMAINING PERMITTED CAPACITY <br />15M cubic yards <br />APPROXIMATE TONS PROCESSED <br />ANNUALLY <br />300,000 tons <br />OWNERSHIP <br />Elk River Landfill, Inc. is owned by <br />Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. <br />PERMIT TYPE & PERMIT # <br />Waste Facility Permit No. SW -74 <br />REGULATORY AGENCIES <br />City of Elk River; Minnesota Pollution <br />Control Agency (MPCA); Occupational <br />Safety and Health Administration <br />(OSHA); Sherbourne County <br />EMPLOYEES <br />11 <br />THINK GREEN: <br />