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A landfill or resource recovery facility may be located where planned or' future public services, such as sewer and waster, will be installed. However, the waste facility may not need the service, or its benefit to the property may be minimal. Consequently, state law would permit only a nominal assessment, if any. The community would have fewer property owners paying for the public improvements.~ Therefore~ the waste facility. owner should compensate the local unit of government for the' additional costs of the public improvements. Currently, monitoring and inspection costs during operation and after closure of the site fall upon the state, county or landfill owner. The MPCA and counties are r6sponsible for inspecting the landfill or resource recovery facility for compliance with state and county regulations° Counties regulate monitoring of landfills after closure. The costs of monitoring the groundwater during operation and after closure fall upon the waste facility owner. Information from groundwater monitoring and related data should be shared by the MPCA, county, and municipality or township. Nevertheless~ the waste facility owner'should bear the costs of additional monitoring that may be needed by the community. The waste facility owner also should be responsible for any costs result- ing from the facility's disruption of planned water and sewer services that are offical components of an approved comprehensive plan. In fact, compensation for all the indirect costs of a waste facility that fall upon the municipality or township should be negotiated by the land- fill owner and local unit of government. If an agreement cannot be reached~ the waste facility owner~ countS or local unit of government should be permitted to appeal to the Metropolitan Council. The Council would assist the parties in coming to an acceptable agreement or con- tract. New legisl~{'ion is n~eded that would permit local units of govern- ment the legal au_tho~ity to assess the waste facility owner a fee for its indirect costs associated with the facility.. If an agreement or contract cannot be achieved~ the Council should be granted the authority to estab- lish an agreement. END USE The end uses for landfills are limited, falling into three major categor- ies; agriculture, commercial or industrial uses, and recreational open space. A closed landfill can be returned to pasture or cropland. If used for crops, the final overlying cover should be thick enough that the roots or cultivation machinery does not penetrate buried waste material. Otherwise, crops may adsorb contaminants from the landfill. Commercial or industrial land uses may require extensive footings and foundations for buildings. These factors require special engineering that must be incorporated into the landfill's design and operation. Con- struction is certainly acceptable on the buffer zone area and adjacent to the fill area. Roads, parking lots, sidewalks and other paved areas are 17 ! I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I