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5.1. SR 05-05-2008~~~r of Elk -~-~ River REQUEST FOR ACTION To Item Number Ci ~ Council 5.1. Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Administration Ma 5, 2008 Lori ohnson, Ci Administrator Item Description Reviewed by Approval of GRE Heavy Haul Route fox Peaking Plant Equipment Reviewed by Action Requested Receive update from GRE on the peaking plant project and consider authorizing GRE's proposed heavy haul route fox peaking plant equipment being delivered to the construction site. Background/Discussion Representatives from Great River Energy will be present to give an update on the peaking plant project and explain the request to haul heavy equipment on City streets. Public Works Director Terry Mauxex has reviewed the route with Great River Energy and feels their request is reasonable. Financial Impact N/A Attachments Memo from Great River Energy Map Action Motion by Second by _ Vote Follow Up S:\Counc3l\Lod\2008\GRE IIeevy Haul Route.dot GREAT RIVEfZ ENERGYF~~ ,,~~.~ ,.H~., . ,,.,.-,~,~r~ Elk River Peaking Station Project Update Heavy Haul Air Permit Update GREAT RIVER ENERGY Elk River Peaking Station May 5, Zoos Project Update On April 24 the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission granted a certificate of need and site permit for the project. A&B Welding of Elk River is selected for the Tank Upgrades contract. Adolfson & Peterson of St Louis Park is selected for the building contract. Building permit submittals will take place following the normal City procedures. Harris Companies of St Paul is selected for the general construction contract. A&B Welding of Elk River is Harris' selected subcontractor for iron work. GRE and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) are working together to finalize the draft air permit. The air permit remains the pacing item for start of construction this spring. Earliest start of construction is June 9. See separate summary attached regarding the air permit. In the House, the Elk River peaking plant personal property tax exemption bill has been included in the House Omnibus Tax Bill. The Senate has already passed its version of an Omnibus Tax Bill and it did not include the Elk River peaking plant personal property tax exemption. Northern Natural Gas Company has begun contacting property owners regarding easements for their natural gas pipeline. The project Commercial Operation Date remains May 1, 2009 1 of 4 GREAT RIVER ENERGY Elk River Peaking Station May 5, Zoos Heavy Haul Two large critical pieces of equipment will be delivered via railroad to Great River Energy's site. The heavy equipment delivered includes: Combustion Turbine 0 475,000 pounds o Delivery from: Hamilton, Ontario Generator 0 600,000 pounds o Delivery from: Charlotte, North Carolina The current location for the rail off loading has been sited at T.J. Potter Trucking Company located in Becker, MN. The current schedule for the delivery to Becker Rail Spur: o Combustion Turbine Delivery Date: Approximately May 29, 2008 o Generator Delivery Date: Late June, 2008 Vic's Heavy Haul Company has been hired by GRE to perform both heavy hauls from Becker to Elk River. The heavy haul road path will start from Becker's siding just off of Liberty Lane and Hwy 10, continue on Liberty Lane to 140th Ave SE, run east on 15Th Street, and turn south on Park Blvd SE which turns into CR-14. From CR-14, the heavy haul will continue to CR-30 and then turn into Mississippi Rd NW in Elk River, which turns into Main Street. Then, the heavy haul will get off Main Street at 4'h St NW and onto Railroad Drive NW. The heavy haul will continue on Railroad Drive NW which will lead into Great River Energy's Campus. Along Mississippi Rd NW which turns into Main St, a bridge near City of Elk River Utilities Maintenance Buildings will need to be crossed during the heavy haul for both pieces of equipment. GRE received approval by the City of Elk River Engineer and Street Department to conduct a bridge review that would evaluate the bridge's capacity and make recommendations to equipment required to cross the bridge. GRE has coordinated with Vic's Heavy Haul Company and Earth Tech to perform a bridge engineering rating review. The review has been completed by Earth Tech and returned a positive rating for this bridge and the heavy haul loadings. 2of4 GREAT RIVER ENERGY Elk River Peaking Station May 5, 2008 Air Permitting Summary GRE and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) are working together to finalize the draft air permit. A 30-Day Public comment period on the draft air permit will begin within 2 weeks. Notice will be published in the Star Tribune and the Elk River Star News. No public meetings are planned. The air permit will authorize construction and operation of the Combustion Turbine. The air permit for the entire campus is expected to be reissued within a year. Air Emissions Risk Analysis: • An air emission modeling and health impacts study was required for the air permit. • The study is based on permitted emissions levels. The RDF plant actual emissions rate is -20% of the permitted levels. • The study shows that impacts from the combustion turbine are below Minnesota Department of Health (MDOH) guideline thresholds. • The study shows that residential impacts from the existing RDF combustor are below MDOH thresholds. • The study shows that cancer risks due to the existing RDF combustor would exceed MDOH thresholds if there were any "subsistence farmers" located west of the plant on the other side of the Mississippi river (City of Otsego). This area is currently zoned agricultural. The City of Otsego's Comprehensive Use Plan and Future Land Use map lists this area as commercial/residential. • The primary exposure route for the elevated farmer risk is through the consumption of beef and dairy products produced onsite. Currently, there is no beef or dairy production on the properties. • GRE has proposed to the MPCA that GRE conduct monthly visual inspections of the agricultural zoned land bounded by Wright County Road 39, Parish Ave, and the 3of4 GREAT RIVER ENERGY Elk River Peaking Station May 5, Zoos Mississippi River to confirm that livestock is not raised on these properties in the future. 4of4 13190 CR-30, Elk River, MN 55330 to Upa Dr, Elk River, MN 55330 U O e a ,; >t Nw , ~ ri, (~ ' Landmark Motel 0 z .~ . .~ Copyright ©and (P) 1988-2006 Microsoft Corporation and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved. http://www.microsoft.com/streets/ Portions ©1990-2006 InstallShield Software Corporation. All rights reserved. Certain mapping and direction data ©2005 NAVTEO. All rights reserved. The Data for areas of Canada includes information taken with permission from Canadian authorities, including: ©Her Majesty the Oueen in Right of Canada, ©Queen's Printer for Ontario. 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Tele Atlas and Tele Atlas North America are trademarks of Tele Atlas, Inc. Elk River Peaking Station City of Elk River Project Update May 5, 2008 t_~I~EAT 1~f~~ER ENERC~1~'~ ~.. • Project Update • Heavy Haul Route Approval ;hE.~T RI1,fER ENER(~Y~ - .. *.. • Simple cycle gas turbine -nominal capacity 175 MW Capacity requirement for approximately 150,000 homes • Located on GRE's Elk River campus • Plant will run primarily during very hot or cold days • Peaking plants typically operate 10% or less of the time t:;BEAT RIVER ENERGY`S <.v ,~ ,. ~!`".? ;~` ~:~. ~~ ~~~, ~ ,/`^ i'C7 m -~-~ it7 G m m Z m ~y -C m -'~-~ ~n .0 m 'Z rn ?~ C; ~~ :~ • A&B Welding of Elk River selected for tank upgrades • Adolfson & Peterson of St Louis Park selected for building supply and erection. Building permit submittals will follow normal city procedures. • Harris Companies of St Paul selected for the general construction contract (A&B Welding of Elk River is Harris' selected subcontractor for iron work) • The Elk River peaking plant personal property tax exemption bill has been incl ud ed in t he H ouse Omni bus T ax Bil l • Northern Natural Gas Company has begun contacting property owners regarding easements for their natural gas pipeline ~E~T RIVES ENERC~Y~ .. ~, . • Certificate of need and site permit for the project granted by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission n m m m • • • z zz Ny o mo y ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~o ~~ ~ ~~ ~ `~~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ c~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~- ~ o ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ m ~ o ~ ~ ~• ~. ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ rn ~ Q. ~ o ~ o o ~ ~. ~ rn ~ Q ~ ~ ~ o n~ m ~ ~ ~ ~. c~ ~' ~ ~ ~ m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~' -~ o cn ~ o ~, ~' ~ ~ ~ ~" • • cn -~ o G) ~.~ ~ ~ ~ ,~ m c~ ~. ~ ~ m~ m~ ~~ ~~ o~ ~• ~ ~ cu ~ ~? ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ • ~ con o~ coo ~ ~ ~v 0o v~ ~~ ~o ~ ~. ~ ~~ ~~ ~_ ~' ~ o o ~ CD ~ ~~ ~o ~~ ~~ ~o 0 -~ CD ~- c~ ~~ rn o ~ ~ ~ n ~ D `~ o ~' o ~ o ~~ ~' cn m m ~_ m 7a m Z m °~ Il~d~il~~ ~~ ~. ~y~«^ b i it ~~~ ~' ~ ~~II~~~V~~~PI el~i ~ ~~~I~ i. l I I ~~~. ' ~ III III ~ Ci. j J z°''~ ' io ~~ cn, ~ir ~~ ~., . Two (21 heavy hauls from T.J. Potter Spur in Becker Contractor: Vic's Crane & Heavy Haul, Inc. • Combustion Turbine 475,000 pounds From Hamilton, Ontario Delivery date: Late May 2008 • Generator 600,000 pounds Delivery from: Charlotte, North Carolina Delivery date: Late June 2008 One (1) Heavy Haul from Proctor Spur in Elk River Contractor: Armstrong & Son Hauling Service • GSU Transformer 320,000 pounds Delivery from: Charlotte, North Carolina Delivery date: Mid August, 2008 t ;NEAT RIVED ENERC~Y~ .._. Becker to Elk River ~<,.~~m ~ s~t ~~ :u.+P.c.: r:.,, .~, ; e~ 10 . zs ~ ~ v s,,_w Ise ,s 'f a ~~ ti .w.: c. F :._ ~ 1+p ..,-r, la1, ~ ry ~~.:. Ee~lnka 'w 1 GA ax.r I6~ _ :- _i _ }H rS ]9 .: ~ _ 4,p! - nsn 5~ Ye 7tsa+~~ - li a ~Qyl 52 ~~"'~ ~. IU ~Y ~.,-.,, i~ '101 ., Citv of Elk River -.. o` ~ n ~ 7 _ .._ __.. xt. L..~yr ~} =e'rr: '~'~4 ~ ~i ~ s i i _ i T S 14. nr .• rr ~-' i ', I. i••nt• ~ 2 ,~ , <In s.r:r 3 ~~• :u. . S ~% 3 ~ - 9 ~- - 1R9 _ J\ •,~ 10 t l ~ u ~• ~ ~ .,i rye.:. ~_._..~_4 ~ s r: o - ... pA i. ~ ~ . : ~ L~ 1~ _ rl ...i', :hf'. ~/" hh ~, 'fib- 'a' - . _ 'q.,y~ . . ~ . r ~'a• ~, Man St ,y, '.4 Man 51 y S s y _ 74 ' .: 7. 4 4'A '~ I a. /. . , _ ~ - S I ! n~g . ro ~x ~y ' 'r_ -:ro xs' „~ `' ~ v ~ ~hEAT RfVER ENERC~Y~ ~.. • Earth Tech, Ltd. conducted an engineering review of the city of Elk River bridge • Review returned Positive Rating • M N DOT approved review method with Earth Tech Load & Resistance Factor (LRFD) AASHTO Standard Bridge Design Specifications • Bridge condition rating scored 8 out of 9 -very good condition • Review provides heavy haul equipment requirements and crossing procedure c.~hE~T Rf4~`ER ENERC~Y~' ... • Goldhofer Trailer and Features 20 axles, approx. 100 feet long Hydraulic axle leveling suspension Selectable steering controlled axles ~ GREAT RIVER ENERGY .,. ~:, ~_~.~ .7 m 3> --~ ~_ m m rn Ci c -< • Bridge crossing method Max. speed of 5 mph Install axle expansion trolleys for load distribution across additional beams Specific path placement will be marked on bridge for trailer crossing Earth Tech will perform pre and post inspection • Nighttime and early morning heavy haul to avoid traffic, and allow cooler road surfaces • Pre- and post-road condition inspections ~ ~KE~T RIVES Ef~~RGY~ ,. r n ~, m m rn Z m 7J .~ 1~