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<br />METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />Suite 300 Metro Square Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101 <br />291-6359 <br /> <br />REPORT OF THE METROPOLITAN WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br /> <br />DATE: December 4, 1985 <br /> <br />TO: Environmental Resources Committee <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Waste Energy Systems, Inc. <br />Air Emissions Permit Application, New Brighton <br />Metropolitan Council District No.3 <br />Metropolitan Council Referral File No. 13324-1 (Resolution 85- ) <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />At its meeting on Dec. 3, 1985, the Metropolitan Waste Management Advisory <br />Committee considered the above mentioned subject. <br /> <br />ISSUES AND CONCERNS <br /> <br />There was concern about landfill impacts from contaminants introduced to the <br />ash from wash water used for quenching after incineration. Minnesota Pollution <br />Control Agency testing of the ash and monitoring of landfilling under a co- <br />disposal permit is an appropriate safeguard. Concern over the sharing of <br />responsibility between haulers and the facility for hazardous waste management <br />was discussed at length. There was some sentiment that identified hazardous <br />wastes should not be returned to the hauler for disposal, but the staff <br />recommendation was not changed. The committee unanimously approved the <br />recommendation. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />That the Metropolitan Council approve the issuance of a permit for Waste Energy <br />Systems, Inc., to construct and operate a mixed solid waste incineration <br />facility in New Brighton under the following conditions: <br /> <br />1.a. Efforts to secure waste supplies within Ramsey County must be undertaken <br />in 1988 and, if necessary, at two-year intervals thereafter in order to <br />reduce waste haul-distances; <br /> <br />1.b. A shutdown plan should be prepared before the permit is issued and later <br />revised in 1990 to address the removal of stored waste and the diversion <br />of incoming waste in a way that minimizes dependence on landfills; and <br /> <br />1.c. A plan should be required for the identification, collection and disposal <br />of hazardous wastes that clarifies the responsibilities of facility <br />personnel and waste haulers. <br /> <br />2. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency should model the anticipated air <br />quality impacts and determine emission control requirements based on <br />reasonably available control technologies. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />BJ3101/PHENV2 <br /> <br />Barbara Lukermann, Chair <br />