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 landfill for an increase in total capacity to 42,123,200 cubic yards; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the issuance of a new solid waste facility license to PBSL for the PBSL multi-operational solid waste facility located in Inver Grove Heights, 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:
1. The Licensee 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. Certain approved plans are listed below:
• Solid Waste Management Plan - “Solid Waste Management Plan, Revised July 2014”, submitted July 2014.
• Operations and Maintenance Plan - “Application for Permit Renewal”, submitted November 2013.
• Closure, Post-Closure, Contingency Action Plan and Financial Assurance Plan with Post-Closure Cost Estimates - “Application for Permit Renewal”, submitted November 2013.
2. The Licensee has been granted, by the Dakota County Board of Commissioners, a continuing variance from the following requirement of Ordinance No. 110.
• Section 6.01(E) that states that a solid waste landfill shall not be located within 1,000 feet of a public roadway.
3. The Licensee shall comply with all design requirements specified in the MPCA permit for the sanitary landfill.
4. The Licensee shall pay the annual license fee for a “Sanitary Landfill”, as established by the County Board for 2026, by December 31, 2025.
5. The Licensee shall conduct annual aerial surveys or registered ground surveys of the sanitary landfill or shall use any other method acceptable to the Dakota County Environmental Resources Department (Department) to determine compliance with the vertical property boundary of the facility under the approved plans, and to determine settlement effects, if any. The Licensee 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 landfill is necessary.
6. The Licensee shall accept waste in accordance with its Solid Waste Management Plan, dated July 2014, and as approved by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Department.
7. The Licensee shall reimburse Dakota County for waste sampling or analysis undertaken by the Department to resolve discrepancies in information included in any application for co-disposal of industrial waste that the Department has approved or is asked by the Licensee to approve.
8. The Licensee as part of their normal leachate analysis program shall test leachate for Gasoline Range Organics (GRO), Diesel Range Organics (DRO) and Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons using a method approved by the Environmental Management Department.
9. Provided the Licensee collects electronics at the landfill, the following practices on storage and shipment must be met:
Storage:
• Store electronics in a container that will prevent a release of hazardous constituents to the environment.
• Store electronics indoors or in a covered container.
• Label each container with the words “electronics for recycling”.
• Inspect the storage area periodically to ensure electronics have not been broken, and that they are properly labeled.
• Do not disassemble electronics by removing circuit boards, batteries or other components.
Shipment:
• Electronics must be shipped to: a recycler, a hazardous waste facility or another registered consolidator.
• Shipments of electronics must be accompanied by a shipping paper, bill of lading or manifest.
• A copy of all shipping documents must be kept at the collection site for three years.
10. The Licensee shall keep in effect financial assurance as required by Ordinance No. 110, Section 3.07, and as approved by the County Board.
11. The Licensee shall provide to the Department a copy of the following MPCA approved financial assurance instrument for closure, post-closure, and contingency action - Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Bond #022020311.
12. The Licensee shall provide notice to the County 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.
13. The Licensee shall have a minimum of one certified operator on duty at the municipal solid waste area. As necessary, additional operators must be available to assist with landfilling operations.
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