DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Approval Of Industrial And Demolition Waste Landfill Major Modification For SKB Rosemount, Inc.
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, SKB Rosemount Inc. (SKB) currently operates a combined Industrial/Demolition landfill, a waste processing facility, a transfer station, and a composting facility as part of a multi-operational solid waste facility, licensed by Dakota County in the City of Rosemount; and
WHEREAS, SKB has submitted to the Environmental Resources Department (Department) an application to modify the Industrial/Demolition Landfill license to expand the industrial/demolition landfill from 113.6 acres to 186.6 acres; and
WHEREAS, the expansion will not increase the finished height of the landfill; and
WHEREAS, this will result in an increase of the total design capacity of 48,251,781 million cubic yards; and
WHEREAS, under Dakota County Ordinance No. 110, Solid Waste Management (Ordinance 110), SKB's proposal to expand landfill capacity constitutes a major modification of its solid waste facility license and requires County Board approval; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued a draft permit to SKB approving the expansion design changes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemount has reviewed the proposed expansion and has approved the modification as an amendment to their Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, Department staff has reviewed SKB's proposed expansion, finds that it meets the requirements of Ordinance 110, and recommends that the County Board approve this major modification and issue a new license to SKB for the SKB Rosemount Landfill; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Board of Commissioners has previously approved license and variance conditions for the SKB Rosemount Landfill, as detailed in this Resolution, which staff recommends be incorporated into a new license if approved by the County Board; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 110, Section 17.02, provides that...
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