DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of Major Modification And Issuance Of New License To Pine Bend Sanitary Landfill
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Pine Bend Sanitary Landfill (PBSL) currently operates a municipal solid waste landfill in the City of Inver Grove Heights, which is permitted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and licensed by Dakota County as a solid waste facility; and
WHEREAS, PBSL has submitted to the Environmental Resources Department (Department) an application to modify the existing license to allow for a vertical expansion of the landfill, resulting in an 8,185,800 cubic yard increase in total capacity; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Dakota County Ordinance No. 110, Solid Waste Management (Ordinance No. 110), PBSL's proposal to increase capacity constitutes a major modification of this County license and requires County Board approval; and
WHEREAS, the City of Inver Grove Heights has approved PBSL's request to increase capacity, pursuant to PBSL's Conditional Use Permit with the City; and
WHEREAS, the MPCA is reviewing the modification request, and construction will not start prior to PBSL receiving permission from the MPCA; and
WHEREAS, Department staff has reviewed this proposed major modification to PBSL's solid waste facility, finds that it meets the requirements of Ordinance No. 110, and recommends that the County Board approve this major modification and issue a new license to PBSL; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners has previously approved license and variance conditions for the PBSL's solid waste facility, as detailed in this Resolution, which staff recommends be incorporated into a new license if approved by the County Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves, as a major modification to the Pine Bend Sanitary Landfill (PBSL) solid waste facility license, PBSL's request to vertically expand the...
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