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Metropolitan Council Meeting of December 19, 1985 Business Item: E-2 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Suite 300 Metro Square Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 291-6359 REPORT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Referral Report No. 85-126 DATE: December 12, 1985 TO: Metropolitan Council SUBJECT: Waste Energy Systems, Inc. Air Emissions Permit Application, New Brighton Metropolitan Council District No.3 Metropol itan Counci 1 Referral File No. 13324-1 (Resolution 85- BACKGROUND At its meeting on Dec. 11, 1985, the Environmental Resources Committee considered the above mentioned report. ISSUES AND CONCERNS There was concern that efforts to secure waste from Ramsey County may be more likely to succeed if initiated prior to 1988. The recommendation was revised accordirtgly. No other issues were raised. The committee unanimously approved the recommendation listed below. RECOMMENDATIONS That the Metropolitan Council approve the issuance of a permit for Waste Energy Systems, Inc., to construct and operate a mixed solid waste incineration facility in New Brighton under the foll~wing conditions: l.a. Efforts to secure waste supplies within Ramsey County must be undertaken no later than 1988 and, if necessary, at two-year intervals thereafter in order to reduce waste haul distances; 1.b. A shutdown plan should be prepared before the permit is issued and later revised in 1990 to address the removal of stored waste and the diversion of incoming waste in a way that rnini~izes dependence on landfills; and l.c. A plan should be required for the identification, collection and disposal of hazardous wastes that clarifies the responsibilities of facility personnel and waste haulers.