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<br />Attachment AAttachment A <br />TCAAP Remediation and Redevelopment Project <br />Frequently Asked Questions  May 2013 <br />Overview <br />On December 12, 2012, Ramsey County extended an Amended Offer to <br />427 acres of the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) property in Arden Hills for $28 milli <br />expended by Ramsey County for environmental remediation and site <br />against the purchase price. With these and other credits, the etive purchase price of the property was reduced to <br />$4.9 million. The federal government retains responsibility for <br />required by federal environmental laws, the federal government hadditional remedial action <br />found to be necessary after the date of such transfer shall be c <br />be paid for by the County and recouped through land sales. <br /> <br />The purchase is structured in two parts: 1) Initial purchase and transfer of title for 397 acres of previously r <br />property, on which the County closed on April 15, 2013; and 2) T <br />soil contamination, and will be leased from the federal government while Ramsey County remediates the soil. Once the <br />cleanup is complete, the County will close on the final 30 acres <br /> <br />Q. Will Ramsey County have liability for the contamination at TCAAP <br />A. The purchase of this property has been specifically structured to avoid Ramsey County as <br />environmental contamination. In addition to the federal governm <br />contamination, the County has entered into a fixed-fee contract with Carl Bolander & Sons Co. (Bolander), under <br />which they will undertake the remediation of the property, even <br />Bolander also agreed to indemnify Ramsey County against all liabrming under the contract, and <br />they agreed to carry environmental and other insurance in additi <br />County has hired Bay West, Inc. to provide environmental oversigs abatement, <br />demolition and cleanup. Finally, the County has purchased insurance to <br />liability not identified in the OTP or any of the remediation co <br /> <br />Q. What about the water treatment system on the site? <br />A. The Army will continue to own and operate the groundwater remediation system that cleans the groundwater under <br />the site. These systems will remain in place with oversight fro <br />and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approximately the next 50 years. This system will be <br />continually monitored and scaled back as testing warrants. Thes <br />groundwater through pumping stations and an on-site treatment facility that removes the contaminants from the <br />water, and then recharges it into the water table. <br /> <br />Q. How do you know what kind of pollution is on the site? <br />A. A Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) and num- <br />based studies were completed for the site between 1983 and 1994. <br />issuance of three Records of Decision between 1992 and 1997, w <br />MPCA and Army determined needed to be taken at TCAAP. Pursuant to these documents, the clean <br />substantial portion of the TCAAP property has already been compl <br />undertaken by Bolander and its subcontractor, Wenck Associates, (Wenck), pursuant to a Quality Assurance <br />Project Plan and a Field Sampling Plan, both of which must first be approved by the EPA and MPCA. Once the <br />investigation is complete, Bolander and Wenck will prepare and i by the <br />MPCA to address the identified environmental concerns. The Coun <br />removal of the pollution from the site, as well as a de-listing from Superfund for the soil contamination. <br /> <br />Q. Who is overseeing the remediation work? <br />A. The MPCA, through their Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Prog <br />The MPCA has been delegated this authority by the EPA. The County w <br />