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. Garbage Franchise - Randy's Sanitation bought out Corrow Sanitation at the end of 2000. The city garbage franchise is now divided approximately equally between Randy's and BPI. Also at the end of 2000, the city entered into an eight year contract with Sherburne County, guaranteeing delivery of the city's waste to NRG's Refuse Derive Fuel Facility. . County Ditches - Little activity regarding county ditches took place in Elk River during 2000. The only ditch project involved the replacement of a portion of tile line and cleaning a portion of open ditch along Landers Street in the Plat ofM-Vale. . Gravel Mining - A small gravel pit south of the Wal-Mart site was approved in 2000. This pit was given a very short time frame to operate in order to provide fill for adjacent development. The gravel resource is nearly depleted in several of the existing pits in Elk River. The reclamation of these pits will create significant industrial development opportunities. Staff anticipates requests for mining permits for new areas within the mining district coming forth in the near future, possibly in 2001. In 2000, the city received $53,633 of gravel tax (down slightly from $56,658 in 1999) and $12,743 in mineral excavation license fees. . Landfill - The City of Elk River renewed the Elk River Landfill's license and conditional use permit for an additional four years in 2000. There are approximately 7 or 8 years of remaining mixed solid waste (MSW) capacity left at the Landfill. The Landfill is requesting to expand their demolition debris disposal area to the north, into Livonia Township. Staff anticipates the Landfill requesting an expansion of their MSW operation to the south, into Elk River, sometime in the future. The city collected $1,270,601 in surcharge money for MSW and demolition debris delivered to the landfill in 2000. The surcharge amount was up greatly from the $899,222 collected in 1999. . Wetlands - Wetland activity increased significantly in 2000 with the city administering 20 wetland applications versus 9 in 1999. The increase in this activity is due to development pressure. The city received $7,600 from the state via Sherburne County to help offset the cost of administering the Wetland Conservation Act in 2000. . Wild and Scenic River District - Nothing new happened with the Wild and Scenic River District Boundary or Ordinance since the city was successful at altering the district boundary through the city in 1999, freeing over forty existing businesses from non-conforming status. However, things will be changing in the near future when the DNR considers the status of the Wild and Scenic River District statewide. Draft versions of proposed changes are compatible with the city's Comprehensive Plan. Staff will continue to monitor this issue. . Great River Energy - Great River Energy exceeded their air emission limits four times in 2000. All four times were miner incidents involving their limits on carbon dioxide and staff is satisfied with the remedies proposed by GRE. There were also two spills that took place. One spill involved approximately 130 gallons of lubricating oil and was caused by a disconnected oil line during routine maintenance of a boiler. The majority of this oil was captured inside of GRE's plant, but a small quantity Oess than 5 gallons) was released to the Mississippi River. The second involved 30 gallons of non-PCB oil that leaked from a transformer. This spill was cleaned up by thin spreading the contaminated soil on a tarp and allowing the sun to volatize the oil. The city renewed GRE's conditional use permit and license for an additional four years in