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Mr. Jack Ippel (Continued) - With regards to Site P, it looks favorable for Site P to be selected; why create a problem some- where else when you already have a problem in Ramsey. By approvi~E the expansion, is there any chance for the size of Site P being limited to little less than half the area being utilized rather than the entire section of Site P. Mayor Gamec It is possible. CoumLissioner Haas will be speaking later and she could address this. Mr. Jack Ippel - Where is the runoff from the landfill going to go to? What happens to the leachate? Mr. Cook - The plans I presented show three fresh water infiltration basins. Leachate in the expansion area will be collected and removed from the site; it is commonly disposed of at a sewage treatment plant. Mr. Jack Ippel - What is 80,000,000 gallons a percentage of? Mr. Cook - Infiltration would be constructed over 31% of the site. Infiltration eliminated would be 80,000,000 gallons over 20 years, therefore the other 2/3's will produce a 160,000,000 gallons of leachate over 20 years. When one looks at the amount of ground water flow under the site, you will find that that is in the millions also. m m m m m m m m m m m Mr. Jack Ippel - You are providing the protection to the North where the ground water flow supposedly isn't going. What protection is being planned for the East and the South? Mr. Cook - Plans call for a sludge cap over the remainder of the landfill site, an infiltration barrier on the North. The reason it is placed on the North is because it is the upstream side; it is Just as important to protect the upstream side as the down- stream side. Mr. Jack Ippel If you are going to haul it out of there, don't you want to haul it out from where it's going? Mr. Cook - Mr. Ippel is confusing the ground water with the leachate that will be collected at the new site. Ground water is not going to be collected as part of this proposal. There are portions of the site where you cannot get under them to do anything about; those are the portions of the site that you have to look at in terms of what measures to reduce the amount of leachate would be the best, what measures can you afford with the amount of ground water flow, the amount of tenuation and the amount of dilution that will occur. We looked at it and decided that the North side is the most practical place to put these improvements on. Mr. Jack Ippel Council and Planning Co~mission are doing a super job and do not envy the decision they have to make. Council/P & Z Public Hearing Page 17 of 23