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<br />Jeff Alexander <br />September 20, 2004 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />years and shall include conditions for termination prior to the end of the <br />contract. <br /> <br />Since this goal presupposes the adoption of an organized collection system, it is not <br />relevant for the NSWMA member haulers to comment upon it since they do not support <br />organized collection and the City's entering into contracts for hauling services. Further, <br />if the NSWMA member haulers proposal is adopted, this goal would no longer be <br />necessary. <br /> <br />More Environmentally Sound <br /> <br />11.Refuse shall go to the Ramsey / Washington County Resource Recovery Facility <br />in Newport, or a similar environmentally sound facility at the direction of the <br />City, if the Newport facility is no longer available. Hauler(s) must certify this <br />quarterly. <br /> <br />During discussions between the NSWMA member haulers and the Commission, a <br />substantial amount of information was provided with respect to environmentally sound <br />disposal facilities. As was pointed out, modern federally permitted Sub-Title D landfills, <br />which are the only landfills which are permitted in the State of Minnesota and its <br />surrounding jurisdictions, are safe and environmentally sound facilities for waste <br />disposal. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has set these <br />requirements out in its Federal Regulations. NSWMA is not aware of any failures or <br />environmental hazards that have been caused at these federally permitted facilities. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Today's modern MSW landfills are well-engineered facilities that are regulated under <br />strict federal and state regulations to ensure protection of human health and the <br />environment. Modern MSW landfills are operated, located, designed, monitored, <br />closed, and cared for after closure to ensure environmental performance. The federal <br />requirements contain location restrictions, liner requirements, operating practices, <br />groundwater-monitoring requirements, closure and post-closure care requirements, <br />corrective action requirements, and financial assurance requirements for all active MSW <br />landfills. In addition, modern MSW landfills collect and treat the leachate (the water that <br />passes through the waste) and gas (from the decomposition of the waste). Recovered <br />landfill gas can be converted into energy (electricity, steam, heat, vehicle fuel) to reduce <br />America's dependence on petroleum products. (A graphic depiction of the major <br />components of a modern MSW landfills in compliance with Federal Regulations is <br />attached.) <br /> <br />Currently, most of the waste generated in the City of Falcon Heights goes to the <br />Ramsey I Washington County Resource Recovery Facility in Newport, Minnesota. <br />However, some waste does go to these modern federally permitted Sub-Title D landfills .. <br />which are environmentally sound disposal facilities. The NSWMA member haulers <br />