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 the Dakota County Board of Commissioners may grant variances from the requirements of the Ordinance and may approve variances that carry over to each successive license unless specifically rescinded by the County Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves, as a major modification to the SKB Rosemount Landfill, SKB Rosemount, Inc.’s request to expand the Industrial/Demolition Landfill, as detailed in SKB Rosemount, Inc.’s re-permit application, and directs that this major modification be incorporated into the new solid waste facility license for the Industrial/Demolition Landfill; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the issuance of a new solid waste facility license to SKB Rosemount, Inc., for the Industrial/Demolition Landfill for the time period March 25, 2025, to December 31, 2026, subject to compliance with all applicable State, local, and County laws, rules, and ordinance requirements, and the following conditions:
SKB shall operate the Sanitary Landfill in accordance with all plans and specifications approved as part of the initial license application to the County Board, all applicable County Ordinance requirements, and all subsequent modifications or additions as approved by the respective State and local agencies and the Dakota County Board of Commissioners.
SKB shall comply with the conditions of all continuing variances which have been granted, by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners, from the following requirements of Ordinance No. 110:
• Section 5.02 that requires Department approval for disposal of industrial wastes.
• Section 6.01(B) that states that a solid waste landfill shall not be located within a floodplain area, wetland areas, or within five feet of the high historical groundwater table.
• Section 6.01(E) that states that a solid waste landfill shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a public roadway.
SKB shall construct and operate the Industrial Demolition Landfill expansion as detailed in SKB’s re-permit application dated October 2022.
SKB shall comply with all design requirements specified in the MPCA permit for the Industrial/Demolition Landfill.
SKB shall pay the annual license fees for a Special Waste Landfill (Industrial Landfill), Demolition Landfill, Transfer Station, Waste Processing Facility, and Compost Facility as established by the County Board for 2026 by December 31, 2025.
SKB shall conduct annual aerial surveys or registered ground surveys of the Industrial/Demolition Landfill or shall use any other method acceptable to the Department to determine compliance with the vertical property boundary of the facility under the approved plans, and to determine settlement effects, if any. SKB shall submit data from such aerial surveys, ground surveys, or other methods to the Department in a form sufficient for the Department to determine if a modification of the license for the Sanitary Landfill is necessary.
SKB shall accept industrial waste only in accordance with the approved Industrial Waste Management Plan, revised October 2024.
The Licensee shall reimburse Dakota County for waste sampling or analysis undertaken by the County’s Environmental Management Department to resolve discrepancies in information included in any application for disposal of industrial waste that the Department has approved or is asked by SKB to approve.
SKB shall not dispose of solid waste in the unlined areas of the Industrial/Demolition Landfill.
SKB as part of their normal leachate analysis program shall test leachate for Gasoline Range Organics (GRO), Diesel Range Organics (DRO) and for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) by analytical methods approved by the Department.
SKB shall keep in effect financial assurance as required by Ordinance No. 110, Section 3.06 and as approved by the County Board.
SKB shall provide to the Environmental Resources Department a copy of the following MPCA approved financial assurance instruments: closure surety bond, post-closure surety, and contingency action surety bond.
SKB shall provide notice to the Department of any change or proposed change regarding the MPCA financial assurance and contingency fund within ten days of the proposed change being submitted to the MPCA.
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