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Conditional Use Permit and Solid Waste Facility <br />Narrative <br />The current cofiring proposal will result in little or no perceivable changes to the <br />operation of the Elk River Station by the general public. Cofiring of the requested <br />alternate fuels will not require: <br />• Physical modifications to existing building structures. <br />• Construction of any new structures. <br />• Alteration or addition of roadways. <br />• Increases in employee parking or staffing levels. <br />• Changes in fuel delivery schedules. <br />If a particular fuel source is identified that offers along-term supply at a price that is <br />competitive with RDF, GRE would likely evaluate additional fuel storage and handling <br />facilities. At that time, we would talk with the City to determine if the CUP would need to <br />be amended. <br />3.2. Alternate Fuel Delivery and Storage <br />Alternate fuels would be delivered directly to Elk River Station via the same route <br />currently approved for the RDF trucks in the CUP. <br />The requested alternate fuels would be delivered in covered trucks and unloaded in the <br />existing RDF receiving barn. <br />A similar number or fewer trucks would deliver fuel to Elk River Station. On a daily <br />basis, Elk River Station historically operates very near its permitted capacity of 1,050 <br />tons of RDF per day. TDF fuel has a higher heating value than RDF and would result in <br />fewer trucks arriving at the site. Wood and wood wastes have heating values and <br />densities similar to RDF and truck traffic volumes are not expected to increase <br />significantly. <br />S:\Legal\Environmental\ERS\Air\City of ER - Cond.UsePermit\2009 Alt Fuels Amendment\ER CUP Amend Narrative <br />v2.doc <br />Page 4 of 4 <br />