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Conditional Use Permit and Solid Waste Facility <br />Narrative <br />1. Application Requirements Not Affected by Requested <br />Amendments <br />Great River Energy (GRE) is requesting the City's approval to cofire tire-derived fuel <br />(TDF), wood and wood wastes along with refuse-derived fuel (RDF). GRE is not <br />currently proposing to construct any additional facilities to accommodate the alternative <br />fuels. Furthermore, we believe that the general public will perceive little or no differences <br />in the operation when we are cofiring the alternative fuel. Accordingly, many aspects of <br />the Conditional Use Permit application requirements are not applicable because there <br />will be no change from the current conditions. Mark Strohfus spoke with Rebecca Haug, <br />Elk River Environmental Administrator, who agreed that many of the aspects of the <br />application were not necessary. We have determined that the following aspects will not <br />change from the current conditions and therefore have not included discussions of them <br />in this application: <br />• Landscape Plan <br />• Utility Plan <br />• Tree Preservation Plan <br />• Grading/Drainage Plan <br />• Drainage Calculations <br />• Building Elevations <br />• Floor Plans <br />• Wall and Freestanding Sign Plans <br />• List of items/equipment/materials associated with Outdoor Storage <br />• Wetland Delineation <br />• Wetland Mitigation Plan <br />• EAW/EIS Requirements <br />If the City has any questions or concerns about the above aspects, please contact us <br />immediately and we will address them. <br />2. Description of Current Operations <br />The Elk River Campus is located in the northwest corner of the intersection of US <br />Highways 169 and 10. The campus consists of office buildings, warehouses, <br />transmission substations, the Elk River Station (ERS) a waste to energy plant, and the <br />Elk River Peaking Station. Under State law, the peaking station is exempt from local <br />conditional use permits and so it is not covered by the existing conditional use permit. <br />Elk River Station is an electric power generating station burning RDF. The RDF burned <br />at this facility is currently produced from municipal solid waste under contract with <br />Resource Recovery Technologies, LLC (RRT) in Elk River. The RDF arrives at ERS in <br />semi trailers and is unloaded in the enclosed RDF receiving building to the east of the <br />S:\Legal\Environmental\ERSWir\City of ER - Cond.UsePermit\2009 Alt Fuels Amendment\ER CUP Amend Narrative <br />v2.doc <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />