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Memorandum to Solid Waste Advisory Council Page 10 March 17, 1983 III The County will turn the current leaf windrow at St. Anthony (Planning District 12) once during the summer. Staff estimates that it will cost $205. In addition to turning the existing windrow, the County will construct and water a new fall leaf windrow. Staff estimates that it will cost approximately $540. The County will also provide funding ($228) for District 12 to hire an adult to monitor the site during the fall. Staff anticipates an individual will be at the site 17 hours per week for four weeks (i.e. 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. during a weekday; 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday; 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday). The following table reflects the estimated 1983 costs for supporting and . , continuing the ongoing programs. Table 4 Ongoing Programs Location Program Area Estimated Costs Purpose New Brighton Program Publicity $250 Printing costs for flyers $1,970 Shred leaves, reconstruct the windrow Compost Operation $ 540 Construct & water new windrow OM ite Bear Lake Compost Operation $1,305 Turn existing windrow 3 times $ 540 Construct & water new windrows Planning Compost Operation $ 205 District 12 Turn existingwindrow 1 time Org/Manage Leaf Coll. $ 228 Individual to monitor site TOTAL $5,578 CO-COMPOSTING The County will cooperate with the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission's (MWCC) continued co-composting efforts utilizing wood and yard wastes with sludge. Environmental Health staff intend on contacting the County's Public Works and Parks and Recreation Departments to experiment with some of the MWCC's co-compost (yard and wood wastes with sludge) . Staff believes that the County could potentially save some money now and in the future by substituting co-compost for black dirt or using it as a low grade fertilizer. For example, in 1982 the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation De artmentaid $16,500 for fertilizers and $838 for black dirt. It is important to p realize that Parks and Recreation has alot of black dirt available in the County's open spaces areas. The Public Works Department purchased $400 worth of black dirt and $200 worth of fertilizer. Public works used about 7,000 cubic yards of reclaimed topsoil and approximately 1,000 cubic yards of leaf compost from Roseville. 111/1 The City of St. Paul implemented several end use tests which compared the 1