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Elk River Station EAW <br /> <br />September 6, 2002 <br /> <br />Table 20.2. Typical Solid Waste Composition <br /> <br />Waste Type Percentage <br />Residentialt Retail I Office <br />Paper 27,6 39.9 40.9 <br />Glass 4.0 :2.4 3.1 <br />Metal 4.6 7.7 7,3 <br />Plastic 8.8 10.0 11.0 <br />Other Organics ~ 45.0 30.6 31.1 <br />Construction/Demolition z 4.5 6.4 3.9 <br />Household Hazardous Waste 3 0.3 0.3 0.7 <br />Special Waste 4 1.2 2.0 1.0 <br />Mixed Residue 4.0 0.7 1.0 <br />Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 <br /> <br />Other Organic includes such items as food, leaves, grass, prunings, and textiles. <br />Construction/0emolition includes items such as concrete, asphalt, lumber, gypsum board, and soil. <br />Household Hazardous Waste includes items such as paint, vehicle fluids; and batteries. <br />Special Waste includes items such as ash, sewage solids, industrial sludge, and bulky items. <br /> <br />The City of Elk River has a curbside recycling program for cardboard, newspaper, glass, metal, <br />and plastic. Participation in the recycling program by future residents of the site will be expected <br />to reduce costs for solid waste trucking and disposal. The City contracts the disposal of non- <br />recycled waste in the project area. Two haulers truck the waste to the Elk River Refuse Derived <br />Fuel (RDF) facility, where the waste is sorted and combustible waste is used for power <br />generation. All non-recyclable waste that is rejected by the RDF facility is deposited in the Elk <br />River Landfill. <br /> <br />Identify any' tox'ic or hazardous materials to be used or present at the site and ident(~: measures to be used <br />to prevent them from contaminating ground~vater. If the use of toxic or hazardous materials Mil &ad to a <br />regulated waste, discharge or emission, discuss any' alternatives considered to minimize or eliminate the <br />waste, discharge or emission. <br /> <br />No known hazardous materials are currently located on the site. No toxic or hazardous materials <br />other than vehicle fuels, household cleaners, and lawn care pesticides are expected to be used <br />on the project site in the future. Groundwater contamination is not expected to result from project <br />con'struction or post-development conditions. <br /> <br />c) Indicate the number, location, size and use of any above or below ground tanks to store petroleum products <br /> or other materials, ~rcept water. Describe and emergency response containment plans. <br /> <br />Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) will be used west of Tyler Street for the storage of gasoline <br />at the proposed convenience centedfuel station. The number, location, and size of USTs are not <br />yet known. USTs will be installed and registered according to MPCA regulations and guidelines. <br /> <br />21. Traffic <br /> <br />Parking spaced added: 590 <br />Existing spaces (if project involves expansion): <br />Estimated total average daily traffic generated: <br />Estimated mc~rimum peak hour traffic <br /> (if known) and time of occurrence: <br /> <br />4,593 <br /> <br />667, 4:45-5:45 pm <br /> <br />Page 14 W Westwood Professional Services, Inc. <br /> <br /> <br />