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Page 3 Elk River City Council Minutes January 17, 1989 ---------------------------------- e Mayor Tra11e asked if the $200,000 spent by the Landfill researching ash disposal would not have been better spent to clean up existing contamination problems at the landfill. Mr. Kreger indicated that he has currently spent in the neighborhood of $750,000 studying the current contamination problem and it would take another five to six hundred thousand dollars to finish that study. He indicated that the clean up itself would cost one to three million dollars and that his request for ash was to ensure the Landfill had money for this clean up. Norma Coleman, of Elk River, questioned whether there would be dust from ash disposal. Mr. Kreger responded that the site would be wetted to hold dust down. Counci1member Dobe1 questioned whether the ash would be brought to the site in enclosed trailers. He also questioned what would happen if all the precautions taken on the site to ensure no contamination is generated from ash disposal fail, and what the life expentancy of the synthetic liner was. Mr. Kreger indicated that there was a contingency fund that would help in the worst case scenario. He also responed that the life expectancy of the synthetic liner is approximately twenty years, but after that twenty years, contaminates are leeched out and collected and the site would be capped. Further stated that there is a clay backup liner besides the synthetic liner. e Tom Thompson, of Elk River, questioned why monitoring wells were only tested three times per year. Mr. Kreger went into a brief explanation of the speed of contaminates moving through ground water. Sally Thompson questioned whether or not Mr. Kreger was fami1ier with the deverse geological makeup in the area of the Elk River Landfill. She further questioned with deversity of the geological makeup whether ground water flows could accurately be predicted. There being no further questions, Mayor Tra11e closed the meeting to the public at this time. The City administrator updated the City Council on a number of recent activities. This update included the distribution of the draft feasibi1ty study of extending sewer and water to the western area of Elk River (blue cover); the scheduled 3/21/89 Chamber of Commerse meeting, which has the State of City on its agenda; the city contribution of $250.00 to the 2/25/89 2001 Conference; and National Radio Program 15 Minute Segment on the City of Elk River on Saturday, 1/21/89. ~~YMe~LMMMIER KROPUENSKE MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN ~~~~~ THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 5-0. e