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SUf1MARYAND RECm1MENDA T! ON S ..- ,. " ( .. ; ~ 0 A i E ." .~ October 10, 1985 TO Mayor and Councilmembers P h y 1 1 i s R e h a, C h air man and t1 e m b e r s 0 f ~~ e \./ B r ; IJ h ton Environmental Quality Commission SUBJECT: WASTE E~ERGY SYSTE~S, INC. PROPOSED SOLID WASTE BURNING FACILITY F?OM We held a special meet~~g on Wednesday October 2, 1985 to hear testimon~ from proponents and opponents of the plant. Hore detailed minutes of the meeting are attached. ." '. > Review of the testimony indicates that a number of residents are concern- ed and opposed to the plant because of concerns related to environmental degradation. In addition to testimony from Dana Brandt, Judv Lee(candidates for City Council) and Bernie Skrebes(a former mayor of the City) who all raised concerns about the plant, we heard testimony from Mr. Leslie Davis of Earth Protectors and two residents of Eden Prairie who are concerned about their dump near the Flying Cloud Airport. Thev feel that neither burial of solid waste nor burning is the best solution to the problem. They favor separation and recycling. l::, T est i r:1 0 n'y 0 f Dr. R a f fer t y 0 f the en y i r 0 n men tal s t a f f 0 f the r1 e t r 0 pol ita n Council indicates no Environmental Impact Statement was recommended by the Council. It is believed that the plant air emissions can meet and/or exceed air Qualitv standards established by the t1innesota Pollution Control Agency. At the present time and until a change can be made in the contract negotiated between Washington and Ramsev Counties no waste from New Brighton or any other ~unicirality in Ra~seY or Washington County can be burned in the proposed waste to energy plant. Haste will likely be hauled into New Brighton from Hennepin and Anoka County. No contract has been siQned between the proDonent of the facilitv and any potential custoners of the energy. Financing of the facility has not been determined at this time. The Pollution Control Agencv can hold a public hearing before issuing a permit on the facility. No detailed health risk assessment has been made for the facility although Dr. Rafferty expects the health risk to be extremely low. The positive aspect of the plant include use of solid waste for the (production of energy rather than disposal in the ground where no euerg..v . ~.~ be n e fit i s de r i v e d and air, sur fa c e wa t era n d 9 r 0 u n d wa t e r will be contaminated.