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V t 11' MUST BE LEASHED THANK 1 SCOUTCUB ., CK 98 CLEANUP AFT R Your COG WMCLELK-RIVERAN Landfill Wastewater Collection As part of ongoing management activities,Elk River and The Elk River Landfill,located at the northern border of Waste Management of Minnesota partnered in 2020 to the City(and crosses into Livonia Township),is a regional construct a wastewater pipeline from the landfill into the waste facility owned and operated by Waste Management municipal wastewater collection system by way of a new of Minnesota,Inc.Historically,approximately half of the force main along the Great Northern Trail.This pipeline municipal solid waste(MSW)generated in Sherburne directs contaminated leachate from the landfill to the Elk County has been directed for disposal at the Elk River River wastewater treatment plant.This is not a new source Landfill.In addition to accepting MSW,the landfill site is of wastewater to the plant.Previously,trucks were used to permitted to accept yard waste and recyclable materials haul collected wastewater from the landfill to the treat- such as appliances,batteries,tires,and metal. ment plant,and the daily flows were built into modeling for A notable feature of the landfill facility is its gas manage- the new treatment facility when that was built in 2017. ment system.Methane and other gases occur naturally in a Work to Divert Stormwater landfill.Multiple benefits are derived by collecting the gas from the Landfill and burning it in agas-to-energy plant onsite.In addition to creating electricity,the methane is converted to carbon Continue to work with the State of Minnesota to implement dioxide,a less potent greenhouse gas.Up to 3.2 megawatts the vision to reduce reliance on landfills for water disposal of electricity are generated at the plant,representing about in the City of Elk River.To do this the City should continue 10%of the City of Elk River's current electricity needs. efforts to design and construct the planned wastewater Based on current technology,the landfill is expected to pipeline. provide a reliable source of electricity for at least another 20 to 30 years. The State of Minnesota has adopted a vision of reducing reliance on landfills for waste disposal.However,the trend toward landfilling of waste has not changed,in part due to events such as closure of the Great River Energy waste-to- energy power plant in Elk River.While other landfills in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area have requested permission to expand,there are currently no plans to expand the Elk River landfill.Current plans project the Elk River Landfill to reach capacity in 2030.Any further expansion of the landfill will not occur within the Elk River city limits.The portion of the landfill that is within Livonia Township could potentially be expanded. 104 Infrastructure Elk River Comprehensive Plan DRAFT FOR REVIEW ONLY