DEPARTMENT: Environmental Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Co-Sign Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Solid Waste Facility Permit Modification Application For Operations On Dakota County-Owned Land In City Of Empire
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RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dakota County leases approximately 52 acres of land in the City of Empire to Specialized Environmental Technologies, Inc. (SET) for solid waste management purposes, including source-separated organics composting, yard waste composting, and mixed municipal solid waste transfer; and
WHEREAS, SET has prepared a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Solid Waste Facility permit application that has been reviewed by Dakota County staff and found to be complete and technically sound; and
WHEREAS, the current MPCA Solid Waste Facility Permit (SW-601) was issued on August 21, 2017, and will expire on July 28, 2027; and
WHEREAS, SET is applying to the MPCA for permit modifications that include an increase in approved volumes for food waste and yard waste, an increase in size of the lined composing pad, and an expansion of the contact water pond; and
WHEREAS, these permit modifications are already approved in the County lease and the County licenses; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority of Minn. Rules, Part 7001.0060(E), Dakota County, as the landowner, is required to co-sign the MPCA Solid Waste Facility permit application, as co-permittee; and
WHEREAS, these solid waste management activities support County and State waste management goals for waste processing and composting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Dakota County Manager to co-sign the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency solid waste facility permit application prepared by Specialized Environmental Technologies, Inc. for its solid waste operations located on 52 acres of County-owned land in the City of Empire.
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BACKGROUND
By Resolution No. 22-255 (June 21, 2022), Dakota County executed a lease of approximately 52 acres of land in the City of Empire to Specialized Environmental Technologies, Inc. (SET) for solid waste management purposes. SET is licensed and permitted to operate a source-separated organics composting facility, a yard waste composting facility, and a mixed municipal solid waste transfer station, and SET is the operator of the facilities. The lease requires SET to indemnify the County for SET’s operations on the land.
MPCA Permit Modification Application
As a result of the MPCA permit modification review process, SET is required to submit a completed MPCA Permit Application. As the landowner, Dakota County is required to sign as a co-permittee with SET (Minn. Rules, Part 7001.0060[E]).
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends co-signing the MPCA Solid Waste Facility Permit Application with SET, the operator of the source-separated organics composting, yard waste composting, and transfer station facility on County-owned land in the City of Empire.
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FINANCIAL AND STAFFING IMPACTS
The permit application has no financial or staffing impacts.
PREVIOUS BOARD ACTION
22-255; 6/21/22
ATTACHMENTS
None.
CONTACTS
Department Director: Nikki Stewart
Author: Dave Magnuson