5.4. ERMUSR 07-09-2007~/
Elk River
Municipal Utilities
13069 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 430
Elk River, MN 55330-0430
July 2, 2007
To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission
Jerry Takle
Jerry Gumphrey
Jim Tralle
From: Bryan Adams
Subject: LFG Expansion
Phone: 763.441.2020
Fax: 763.441.8099
At our June 2007 Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meeting, we discussed the
possibility of expanding our LFG facility. Attached is a letter to Sherburne County requesting
their financial support. Preliminary discussions with them are very positive. Waste
Management has indicated their desire to again allow us to be the lead on this project and craft
the agreement to mirror the existing agreements
Attached is a project pro-forma reflecting the finances fora 1600KW facility using the same
terms and conditions as the existing agreements. Project costs are estimated to be $2,200,000
with a pay back in 15 years instead of 20 years. The increased purchase payments from GRE
along with increased payments to Waste Management and bonus payments to Sherburne County
have been included. This project still has a positive cash flow of approximately $1,436,044 to
Elk River Municipal Utilities. The issue will be to get a modified air permit from MPCA which
could take over a year.
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