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'^,r ----\( ITEM 1 5.1. <br /> Memorandum <br /> ty of ,I/ <br /> it <br /> .lkRiver TO: PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> FROM: STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND <br /> ZONING ADMINISTRATOR <br /> DATE: FEBRUARY 29, 2000 5-- <br /> SUBJECT: <br /> SUBJECT: RENEWAL OF CONDITIONAL USE <br /> PERMIT AND SOLID WASTE <br /> LICENSE TO OPERATE A SOLID <br /> WASTE FACILITY BY THE ELK <br /> RIVER LANDFILL/P.H. <br /> CASE # CU 00-4 <br /> 1. Request <br /> The Elk River Landfill is requesting approval for the renewal of their conditional use <br /> permit and solid waste license. The same issues are addressed in both the license and <br /> conditional use permit. <br /> 2. Attachments <br /> 1110 <br /> • Vicinity map. <br /> • Site map and"Explanation of Request" by the Elk River Landfill. <br /> • A memo from Matt Ledvina, City Environmental Consultant, dated, 2/21/00. <br /> • Solid Waste Facility License and Conditional Use Permit for the Landfill. <br /> Language that is proposed to be deleted has been underlined and language <br /> proposed to be added is in bold type. The legal description of the affected <br /> property is "Exhibit A" attached to the CUP. <br /> 3. Background <br /> The landfill started operation in 1972 on forty acres. Gravel deposits on the site were <br /> removed and the resulting hole was filled with solid waste. This original cell was unlined <br /> or had no means of recapturing leachate (rain water or run-off that is contaminated from <br /> coming in contact with the waste). <br /> Regulation of the landfill was done only through Sherburne County and the Minnesota <br /> Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). In 1987, the city successfully negotiated with the <br /> owners of the landfill. They agreed to subject themselves to city regulation in return for <br /> being allowed to expand. The landfill site now consists of approximately 140 acres and <br /> the city has control of a solid waste license and conditional use permit on the operation. <br /> These permits are required to be renewed every four years. <br /> • <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • TDD &Phone: (612)441-7420 • Fax: (612)441-7425 <br />