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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />I <br /> <br />CASE <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ENCLOSED ORGANIC <br />COMPOST FACILITY; - CASE OF INTERNATIONAL PROCESS SYSTEMS, <br />INC. (A SISTER COMPANY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MINNESOTA) <br />By: James D. Gromberg, Project Manager <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />International process Systems, Inc. (IPS) is requesting a conditional use permit (CUP) to establish <br />and operate ah enclosed organic compost facility on the south side of the Anoka Regional Landfill <br />on property &vned by Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. (WMMI). IPS will be the owner of <br />all facilities ~ be constructed, while WMMI will remain the property owner. <br /> i <br />The composfing facility consists of a pre-engineered enclosed structure for receiving, processing <br />and mixing organic wastes, and for composfing the organic material for a period of 17 to 21 days. <br />Inside the bt01ding will be a tipping/storage area, a mixing and processing area, 10 composting <br />bays, air and t~emperature control systems, office, and electrical control room. Outside the building <br />will be pavec[ entrance roads, a scale, paved product storage area, and a bio-filter for odor control. <br />The facility Will process approximately 100 tons of org. anie material on a daily basis. Material that <br />is acceptabl~ for composting includes food processing waste, grocery store waste, restaurant <br />waste, house$old organic waste, off spec food products, agricultural waste, wood waste, yard and <br />garden wasteI organic waste from industrial processes, and sewage sludge. The facility will not <br />accept or pr~ess mixed municipal solid waste from any source. <br /> <br />The following items are included for your review: <br /> a). ? Site Location Map <br /> b) ' Public Hearing Notice <br /> c) , Properties Notified List (500 feet of Site) <br /> d) IPS Proposal <br /> e) Proposed Findings of Fact <br /> f) [ Proposed Conditional Use Permit <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The compostii), g process will be conducted in the following manner. The incoming material will be <br />mixed together in various percentages to maximize the composting process, sewage sludge is <br />added in percentages anywhere from 10% to 50% for moisture conditioning and to add needed <br />nitrogen to tile compost material. Incoming material will be processed to the correct size (if <br />necessary) an~l will then be mixed according to appropriate infeed ratios suitable for composting. <br />There will bela maximum storage capacity of 24 hours for incoming material. Raw materials will <br />be mechanieaJ3l, y mixed in a stationary mixer located inside the building and loaded into the compost <br />bays with a Sl~id steer type loader. <br /> <br />Wood waste and yard waste (eg. leaves and brush) will be stored outdoors on the paved storage <br />area on the no,da side of the building. Brush and wood waste will be chipped and stockpiled on a <br />monthly basis during peak seasons. City Staff would recommend that no outside storage of <br />incoming mat,evial be allowed at the sight. <br /> <br />The mixed materials will be loaded into the ten concrete bays. Temperature and aeration controls <br />will maintain iaerobic conditions and optimum temperatures during the composting process. A <br /> <br /> <br />