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City Council Minutes February 13, 1991 Page 3 e Warren Lindeke stated that the City could save some money by making arrangements with farmers and the state to dispose the sludge on property owned by farmers and the state. Dave Shappell - 9325 164th Ave. N Dave Shappell questioned why the need for spreading sludge has increased and questioned how much sludge per acre would be spread on the land. Darrell Mack, WWTP Superintendent, explained that the amount of sludge has only slightly increased due to the increased population using the system, and that there is a need to increase the frequency of hauling the sludge. Mr. Mack further explained that the present location for spreading sludge is a six acre s1 te and the City is reaching the maximum amount of nitrogen allowed by the State. He further explained that the City is limited to spreading sludge to two times per year. JC Osters - 15751 Andrey e JC Osters stated that the City should look at another location due to the increased population in Elk River. His concern was that as the population continues to increase so will the frequency of spreading the sludge increase. He was also concerned about the surrounding shallow wells and felt that the sludge should be as far away from future population growth as possible. Wanda Larson - 9255 164th Lane Wanda Larson expressed her concern regarding the short notice the people received regarding this issue and the limited knowledge the surrounding residents have on this issue. She further stated that this would affect the growth in the community of Ramsey and people will not be able to sell their homes. Dennis Peck - 713 Bradford Ave. Dennis Peck stated his concern regarding the fact that the City of Elk River would consider putting this type of use abutting a neighboring community. Mr. Peck questioned the permitting process required to spread sludge. The permitting process was explained by Pat Buford of the MPCA. Steve Jankowski - Ramsey City En~ineer e Steve Jankowski indicated that the Ramsey homeowners have a problem wi th the image this process will create for the City of Ramsey. He stated that the management of this waste could be handled in a different manner. He explained that other communities look at this as a resource that needs to be managed and many communities contract with farmers to spread the sludge. He indicated that the residents of Ramsey would not be opposed to having the sludge spread on an occasional basis in a program that is shared with other sites. Mr. Jankowski indicated that this was not the best site selection for the