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8>('1 part of the proposed project will experience approximately 62 dBA outside of those units closest to 1-35W. When intervening buildings are constructed, traffic noise levels in the residential area will be reduced. Based on this analysis, the proposed project will not have significant noise impacts, 1.4.10 Potential For Environmental Hazard, Groundwater Contamination and Abandoned Wells (Consistent with the Final Scoping Decision, this section addresses the MnDOT property only. The U of M property was addressed in the Scoping EA W.) The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) of the MnDOT property identified the following potential environmental hazards on the MnDOT property: · Areas of stained and disturbed soils including a small area of spilled, hardened tar and soil mixed with asphalt, wood and trash in the northeast portion of the site. · Trash and solid wastes have been dumped on the property including tires, furniture, metal debris, white goods, shingles, wood and household trash. · A cement building foundation of a former farmstead exists in the southwest portion of the site. The farmstead may have had a septic system, well and/or underground heating oil tank. The ESA did not identify the presence of any underground storage tanks or above ground storage tanks. No wells were identified on the MnDOT site, although there may have been a well associated with the former farmstead. 1.4.11 HistoricaUArchaeological Resources A Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of the Rice Creek Corporate Park project area was conducted. Two archaeological sites, one each dating to the pre-contact and historic periods, were located. The pre-contact period site debris (21 RA42) consists of a single piece of chipped stone flaking. The historic archaeological site (2IRA43) consists of building foundations, a silo, and a light scatter of glass, metal, and ceramics around an abandoned farmstead identified on a series of historic maps. Neither site was recommended for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and no additional archaeological investigations were recommended. Neither the pre-contact nor historic period archaeological investigations identified any sites with potential for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Therefore, a finding of "no properties" was recommended for the project area. A September 3, 1998 letter from the'SHPO concurred with that recommendation <lnd is attached in Appendix A. 1.4.12 Parks, Recreational Areas and Trails Currently, within the boundaries of the U of M property and the MnDOT property there are no existing parks, recreational areas or trails. A segment of the proposed Rice Creek Parkway from the WISP ARK Rice Creek Corporate Park DraftEIS December 10, 1998 Page 8 II II II ~ ~ -- -- ~ ~ ~ - ~ .- II , II ..