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County updates: landfill permit modification, construction change orders, compost-permit work and grant efforts
Summary
Polk County heard staff updates and approved change orders and professional services tied to landfill construction, composting permit modifications and grant opportunities (including EPA SWIFR). Staff also sought permission to demo and potentially purchase equipment under state grant awards.
Polk County received multiple solid-waste updates Dec. 3 covering permit modifications, construction closeout activity, grant applications and equipment purchases.
Permit modification and compost facility: County solid-waste staff described a long-running permit modification process with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to update plans for the county compost facility and to permit off-site use of composted material. Staff said the MPCA had indicated multiple drafts were under review and that the county has revised plans repeatedly since 2020; staff noted the county is still waiting for final MPCA approvals and expressed concern about the timeline and whether comments would be released for…
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