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<br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />Joint Development Authority <br /> TCAAP Redevelopment Project <br /> <br />DATE: September 27, 2018 <br /> <br />TO: Joint Development Authority Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />FROM: Administrative Director Olson <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Administrative Director’s Report <br /> <br /> <br />At the Joint Development Authority’s September 4th and 19th meetings, there were several questions <br />regarding the delisting or deletion of the TCAAP property from the Superfund National Priorities List. <br /> <br />What is meant by delisting the TCAAP property? <br />Over the past several years, Ramsey County has led the remediation of the TCAAP property, the largest <br />Superfund site in the state of Minnesota. In July 2016, following the successful remediation of soil to <br />meet residential cleanup standards, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued a Certificate of <br />Completion for the property. The Certificate of Completion confirms the site cleanup is complete, all <br />cleanup goals were achieved, and the property is ready for unrestricted land use, including residential <br />redevelopment. <br /> <br />Following the Certificate of Completion, the next step in the process is formal delisting (or deletion) of <br />the TCAAP property from the federal and state Superfund lists (the federal National Priorities List and <br />Minnesota Permanent List of Priorities). The proposed delisting will be for the entire TCAAP site, and <br />not just the 427-acre redevelopment site and adjacent wildlife corridor owned by Ramsey County. <br />Delisting will be for soil; the TCAAP groundwater plumes will continue to be addressed through the <br />federal and Minnesota Superfund Programs. <br /> <br />What is the next steps in the process of delisting the TCAAP Property? <br />The Army submitted the information necessary to support soil delisting to EPA last spring. At an August <br />1, 2018 meeting, EPA Region 5 staff informed the County that the delisting package and notice were <br />being prepared by EPA headquarters. Last week, a County representative requested an update from <br />EPA Region 5 staff in Chicago. EPA headquarters responded that the draft delisting notice is nearing <br />completion and they anticipate distributing it to EPA Region 5, the Army, the MPCA and County staff for <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 11 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM