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Lake Elmo Agenda Section: Planning, Land Use and Zoning No. 9E City Council September 5, 2006 — Xcel Fly Ash Land Fill Background Information for September 5, 2006: Following the disbanding of the Xcel "Citizen's Advisory Committee" on King ash land fill siting in 2005 Xcel returned focus to their original site of choice (which they hoped the Committee would endorse — but they didn't) in West Lakeland Township. They (Xcel) had announced much earlier that they would prepare a "voluntary" Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for whatever site they ended up focusing on. That process has now started. State EQB Rules designate the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA ) as the "Responsible Governmental Agency" for this type of project — probably since MPCA would be the primary State permitting agency. MPCA was well represented at the Citizen's Committee meetings in 2005, and repeatedly endorsed the land fill technical methodology that Xcel proposes as the best solution for King plant ash disposal. The initial step in the EIS is preparation of a Scoping Environmental Assessment Worksheet (SEAW). This is done by the Responsible Governmental Agency (MPCA in this case) — usually using consulting services paid for by the project sponsor (Xcel in this case). The SEAW is solely intended to address the scope of the forthcoming EIS — what should be addressed in the EIS document to fully asses the impacts from, and alternatives to, the proposed project. The SEAW was issued on August 28, and the public comment period on the SEAW will run for 45 days. Copies of the SEAW are in the Council's mail box. Lake Elmo Staff has not had time to look over the SEAW in detail yet. Will the Lake Elmo Council wish to submit written comments — if there are any? Person r nsible• Action items: Direction to Staff regarding the MPCA SEAW for King Plant Fly Ci P Ash land fill in West Lakeland Township. Attachments: I Time Allocated: None