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Sherburne County asks MPCA for stronger review of Elk River Landfill north‑area proposal
Summary
County staff recommended and commissioners approved filing detailed scoping comments with the MPCA, citing monitoring and remediation challenges, possible impacts to Rice Lake wild‑rice waters, the need for alternative‑site analysis and consideration of waste‑processing technologies.
Sherburne County staff recommended, and the Board approved, submitting detailed comments to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) on the Elk River Landfill proposed north development scoping environmental assessment worksheet (EAW). Commissioners voted to file comments as drafted with three agreed edits and authorized staff to finalize the letter after attending the MPCA public meeting.
Department staff said the draft scoping documents did not fully address Minnesota siting rules and that the proposed site raises monitoring and…
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