01-03-1985 Council Packet Special Meeting

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by the governing body of each city or town within the county containing a site in the Council's disposal site inventory. The authority must select specific sites to meet the number and capacity required by the Council's development schedule within 90 days of the determination that the EISs are adequate. If the site selection authority does not select the requisite number and capacity of sites, by law the Council must make the final selection. Counties are required to acquire property and rights in property at and around each land disposal facility selected by the county. Sites scheduled for devel- opment before 1990 must be acquired in fee. Development rights must be acquired for all sites including fill and buffer areas scheduled for develop- ment after 1990 through the year 2000. Owners of property for which the devel- opment rights are to be acquired may elect to have the county acquire fee title to the property if they notify the county in writing within 90 days following the issuance of a permit by the MPCA. The site selection for disposal facilities by the public is not intended to preclude the potential for future development of landfill sites by the private sector. However, potential private disposal facilities must be incorporated into the schedule for development of disposal facilities within the region. Private development of land disposal facilities could substitute for county disposal facilities. The schedule for development of capacity at county sites could be adjusted in response to private land disposal proposals. POSTCLOSURE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSITION Once the capacity of a land disposal facility is exhausted, the facility must be closed. The facility must be closed to ensure that the facility protects the public health and environment. The proper closure of facilities and their main- tenance after closure must be planned for well before the facility reaches its capacity. The cost of closure and postclosure activities must be considered to ensure an adequate sun of money for these activities long after the facility no longer receives an income from tipping fees. Proper closure and postclosure care is required to maintain the physical integrity of the landfill. Because landfills can leak pollutants long after their active life, the proper equipment must be installed nad maintained to ensure accurate monitoring of the fill and environment around it. Adequate closure and postclosure maintenance minimizes the potential for significant pollution problems in the future. Advanced warning of a failure of a liner or other pollution problem means that remedial actions can be taken before the problem becomes widespread and more costly to control. Rules for the proper care and maintenance of facilities are being prepared by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Additional requirements on financial responsibility and liability will be forthcoming. Nevertheless, counties should take an active role in assuring that disposal facilities will not become an excessive burden upon county budgets. County ordinances should specify the conditions or requirements that land disposal facility owners and operators are expected to meet to ensure proper closure and postclosure maintenance. The end uses for landfills are limited, falling into three major categories: agriculture, commercial or industrial uses, and recreational open space. Design and construction constraints may prevent the construction of buildings .,,lon the fill area or within the buffer area a certain distance from the fill area. All of the existing fills take mixed wastes resulting in the generation n;: