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1997 ANNUAL REPORT <br /> for the RAMSEY COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW) COLLECTION SITE <br /> at KENT STREET (NEAR LARPENTEUR AVE, ) IN ROSEVILLE <br /> The Roseville HHW collection site provides convenient access to those <br /> residents of Roseville and surrounding communities who seek to properly <br /> manage their unusable or unwanted hazardous household products . This <br /> report provides a descriptive response to conditions of the current <br /> interim use permit, which expires in May of 2001 . <br /> Permit condition #1: The interim use permit be extended for five <br /> years, with Ramsey county reporting annually to the Planning Commission <br /> and city council. <br /> Site Descri tion& The seasonal HHW site in Roseville is located on <br /> County-owned property east of Dent Street and just north of <br /> Larpenteur Avenue, and has operated under a City interim use permit <br /> since 1992 . The site consists of a reinforced concrete slab <br /> surrounded by an asphalt apron. The slab is sealed with an epoxy <br /> coating and designed for spill containment . security gates are <br /> located near the site entrance and exit along Rent St . An earthen <br /> berm borders the site to the south and east . <br /> erations. Dynex Industries, Inc . operates the site pursuant to a <br /> contractual agreement with Ramsey County, the Roseville permit , and <br /> an operations manual written by the Minnesota Pollution Control <br /> Agency. Nynex staff are trained to respond to spills and ether <br /> emergencies, and must notify the saint Paul - Ramsey County <br /> Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, in the <br /> event of any site emergency or unscheduled closure . <br /> Participants are instructed to position vehicles over the concrete <br /> slab so as to allow safe and easy removal of waste by Dyne <br /> technicians * Waste containers are placed directly into plastic <br /> tubs, and then into drums or other- containers inside Dyne ' s waste <br /> hauling vehicle . Gasoline and similar solvents are poured into a <br /> 55-gallon drug on site . Latex paint that appears to be usable is <br /> displayed on a table, and participants are encouraged to take the <br /> paint free of charge . At the end of each operating day, all waste <br /> is hauled to Dyne { s facility in Mounds View for further processing., <br /> Spills. To help ensure safe site operations, staff from the <br /> Environmental Health Section conducted weekly site inspections <br /> during the 1997 operating period. These inspections include <br /> assessments of waste handling practices, materials and procedures <br /> for spill control and cleanup, and review of the site safety plan <br /> The presence of trained and experienced staff and use of numerous <br /> safety precautions (e .g. , using plastic tubs as secondary <br /> containment) , have resulted in safe and efficient handling of <br /> hazardous material on site . The inspections indicate that Nynex <br /> continues to operate the site in a safe and satisfactory manner. <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br />