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WASTE MANAGEMENT September 1, 2009 (revised September 8, 2009) Mayor Klinzing, Council Members and City Staff c/o Lori Johnson, City Administrator 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 RE: Elk River Landfill SDA Dear Mayor, Council Members and City Staff, ELK RIVER LANDFILL Elk River Landfill, Inc. 22460 Hwy. 169 NW Elk River, MN 55330 (763)441-2464 (763)441-2025 Fax The following is a brief summary of items to be discussed at the September 14th Workshop with the Elk River City Council. At the September 14th Workshop, representatives of the Elk River Landfill would be happy to discuss any additional items that may not be included in this letter that City Council Members would like to have addressed prior to the September 21St Council Meeting. Summary of Design Modifications The Elk River Landfill began the design of the Southern Development Area (SDA) back in 2001. In February 2004, the ERL officially submitted the proposed design of the SDA in a Solid Waste Permit Application to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), with copies also submitted to the City of Elk River and Sherburne County. In April 2004 the ERL submitted an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) on the SDA. The EAW was used as a scoping document in preparation for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process that was initiated by the MPCA in mid-2005 and completed in late March 2006. During the environmental review phase of this project (2004-2006) comments were received from area residents and members of the regulatory community (including the City of Elk River) on several aspects of the proposed design and operation of the SDA. In response to some of the comments received, minor changes to the design of the SDA were made, relating to issues like stormwater control, and some commitments were made with regard to operational issues (for example, the posting of the Landfill Manager's cell phone number on the Ridges of Rice Lake Homeowner's Association web-site). As the ERL prepared to submit the Land Use Application to the City of Elk River, there were a series of meetings held with City Staff and individual City Council Members, and an update was given to the City Council at their mid-January Workshop. In response to the comments received during these meetings with City staff and Council Members in early 2009, the ERL modified the proposed footprint of the Landfill from that in the original 2004 MPCA Permit Application, and also increased the size of the screening berm located around the perimeter of the property. The design included in the submitted Land Use Application submitted on March 30th allowed for a small amount of development along 221St Avenue and significantly increased the screening of the facility from 221St Avenue and Highway 169. While screening and the visual nature of the facility had been a comment received during the EAW/EIS process, the issue of future development potential of this parcel had not been a comment received at any point prior to the meetings held with the City in early 2009. From everyday collection to environmental protection, Think Green® Think Waste Management. ® Printed on 100Y post-ronsumer reryc[ed paper.