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ATTACHMENT A NARRATIVE DESCRIBING PROPOSED SITE AND SITE OPERATIONS FOR RAMSEY COUNTY'S SEASONAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW) COLLECTION SITE IN ROSEVILLE, MN. BACKGROUND Minnesota law requires metropolitan counties to provide for collection of household hazardous waste (HHW). Ramsey County has provided HHW collection services to County residents beginning in September of 1991 under a contract with Dynex Industries, Inc. Starting in January of 2000 the County has contracted with Bay West, Inc. Bay West operates a year-round HHW collection site at its headquarters in Saint Paul, as well as seasonal (satellite) sites in Maplewood, Roseville, Saint Paul, Shoreview, and White Bear Lake. These satellite sites change location monthly between April and October. The Roseville HHW site is located along the 1700 block ofN. Kent Street, just north of Larpenteur Avenue and east of Dale Street. This site has served the community each year since 1992. Permit History. In July of 1992, the City of Roseville granted Ramsey County a two-year Interim Use permit that allowed HHW collection to occur during September and October of 1992 and 1993. The City granted another two-year Interim Use permit for the site in July of 1994, and HHW collection took place during September and October of 1994 and 1995. In May of 1996, the City granted Ramsey County a five-year Interim Use permit, and the site has operated for one or two month-long periods each year since 1996. DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND SITE OPERATIONS Site History. Prior to applying for the original Interim Use permit in 1992, Ramsey County contracted with Braun Intertec to perform a Phase I environmental evaluation of the proposed site. The report concluded that: "...research and on-site observations did not produce documented or observable environmental hazards associated with past or present land use activities at the site. In addition, our research did not produce documented evidence indicating that environmental hazard~ from off-site sources have affected the site. No issues have been raised which would warrant further investigation. " Based on this report, the County determined that soil sampling was not warranted. This information was submitted as part of the 1992 Interim Use permit application to the City of Roseville. HHW Site Descri~tion. The seasonal HHW site in Roseville would be located on County-owned property east of and adjacent to Kent Street, just north of Larpenteur A venue. The HHW collection site would consist of a waste collection area and a vehicle queuing and exit area. The HHW collection area would include a reinforced concrete slab measuring 18 feet long by 38 feet wide that is surrounded by an asphalt apron. The slab is sealed with an epoxy coating and designed for spill containment. The vehicle queuing and exit area are paved bituminous asphalt surfaces that provide access to the collection area from Kent Street, and includes security gates located at the site entrance and exit drives along Kent Attachment A Page 1 of2