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<br />A.I ~\( <br />( II <br />~II< River <br /> <br />Item # 6.3. <br /> <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />FROM: STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND <br />ZONING ADMINISTRATOR 5f2- <br /> <br />DATE: DECEMBER 20,1999 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: RENEWAL OF CONDITIONAL USE <br />PERMIT TO OPERATE A SOLID <br />WASTE FACILTY BY GRE/P.H. <br />CASE # CD 99-34 <br /> <br />1. Request <br />Great River Energy (GRE) is requesting approval of the renewal of their conditional use <br />permit and solid waste permit to burn Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) at their Elk River <br />electrical generation station. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2. Attachments <br />Both the solid waste license and conditional use permit for GRE's facility are attached to <br />this memo. Language proposed to be deleted has been underlined in these documents and <br />language proposed to be added is in bold type. Exhibit "A" attached to these documents <br />contains the legal description of the affected property. A vicinity map has also been <br />included. <br /> <br />3. Background <br />The original permits for this facility were approved by the city on February 9, 1987. The <br />attached conditional use permit and solid waste license contain the history of the renewal <br />dates for permits, which were every two years. However, since the city's issues with the <br />plant have been worked out over time and the renewals were becoming somewhat <br />routine, the period between renewals was lengthened to every four years in 1995. <br /> <br />4. Review <br />A concerted effort between staff a GRE to resolve problems at this facility has been made <br />over the years. Modifications in the design and operational procedures at the plant have <br />almost eliminated exceedances on emission standards. This accomplishment is even <br />more significant since stricter emission standards have been put into place since the plant <br />was first modified to burn RDF. There have been no exceedances thus far in 1999. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />5. Recommendation <br />Staff views proposed changes to GRE's conditional use permit and solid waste license as <br />housekeeping issues. Staff and the Planning Commission are both recommending <br />approval of both GRE's conditional use permit and solid waste license with the <br />modifications proposed. <br /> <br />s: \b&z\stever\camascup.doc <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330. TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 . Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />