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<br />rei ---'\j <br />( )j <br />!li< <br /> <br />Item#6.2. <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />River <br /> <br />TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />FROM: STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR 'S R <br /> <br />DATE: DECEMBER 20, 1999 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: RENEWAL OF CONDITIONAL USE <br />PERMIT TO OPERATE A SOLID <br />WASTE FACILITY BY NRG/P.H. <br />CASE # CU 99-33 <br /> <br />1. Request <br />NRG is requesting approval for the renewal of their conditional use permit and solid <br />waste license to operate a Refuse Derived Fuel Plant (RDF). The same issues are <br />addressed in both the license and conditional use permit. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2. Attachments <br />The Solid Waste Facility License and Conditional Use Permit for the NRG RDF plant are <br />included with this memo. Language proposed to be deleted has been underlined and <br />language proposed to be added is in bold type. These documents contain the legal <br />description for the affected property. There is also a vicinity map attached to the memo. <br /> <br />3. Back2round <br />The original permits for this facility were approved on December 1, 1986. The attached <br />conditional use permit and solid waste license contain a history of the renewal dates for <br />these permits, which were every two years. Since the city's issues with the plant were <br />worked out over time and the renewals were becoming somewhat routine, the period <br />between renewals was lengthened to every four years in 1995. <br /> <br />4. Review <br />Staff and NRG have been working together on an ongoing basis to resolve environmental <br />issues at this facility. Issues like avoiding the release of fire suppression water to the <br />groundwater and eliminating illegal waste from being delivered to the plant. Our efforts <br />have been greatly successful. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A. Hours <br />The changes to NRG's permits proposed with this renewal are basically <br />housekeeping, with the exception of the hours of operation as they relate to traffic. <br />Currently, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) may be delivered to the RDF plant <br />from of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. In addition, MSW can be delivered to the plant <br />from the Hennepin County Transfer Station in Brooklyn Park from 6:00 a.m. to <br />9:00 p.m. RDF from NRG's facility is allowed to be delivered to Great River <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490. Elk River, MN 55330. TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420. Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />