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St. An earthen berm borders the site to the south and east. A portable sign displaying the site operating schedule and a telephone number for the HHW program would be posted on site during each month- long collection period. HHW Site Operations. Bay West, Inc. would operate the site pursuant to a contractual agreement with Ramsey County, and in accordance with the Roseville pemlit, the Ramsey County Solid and Hazardous Waste Ordinance, and a HHW program operations manual written by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Waste containers brought to the site by residents would be placed directly into plastic tubs, and then into drums or other containers inside Bay West's waste hauling vehicle. Gasoline and similar solvents would be poured into a 55-gallon drum on site. This receiving drum is grounded and rests within an 85-gallon overpack drum, which sits atop heavy-duty plastic sheeting surrounded by spill containment booms. At the end of each operating day, all waste would be hauled to Bay West's facility in Saint Paul for further processing. No waste or equipment would remain on site during non-operating hours. Site Monitorine. The Saint Paul - Ramsey County Depal1ment of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, would continue to conduct routine site operation inspections during each month-long operating period, as we have since the site opened in 1992. These inspections include assessments of waste handling practices, materials and procedures for spill control and cleanup, traffic control, and review of the site safety plan and emergency response procedures. The Environmental Health Section would also continue to implement a year-round site observation program that utilizes personnel from the County Public Works Department, Public Health Department, and the Woodview detention facility (just north of the HHW site on Kent St.). Stafffrom Public Works and Woodview routinely drive by the site as part of their regular duties, and have been asked to immediately notify the Environmental Health Section if site maintenance is needed. Staff from the Environmental Health Section also periodically drive by the site. Site Usage. With the exception oflast year, the site schedule has remained essentially the same since opening in 1992: open seven hours per day on Fridays and Saturdays during two month-long periods each year. During 2000 the site was open for one month-long period. For 2001 the County is proposing to operate the site during June. The following table shows annual site usage from 1992 through 2000: Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total # of Participants 1 ,494 1,796 2,071 1,940 2,041 1,794 1,795 1,619 682 15,232 # of Operating Dates 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 8 136 Avg. Participants per Day 93 112 129 121 128 112 112 101 85 112 Site Promotion. Ramsey County would continue to actively promote the HHW collection program and site locations using a variety of outreach tools including utility bill inserts, press releases, and through the County's web site at www.co.ramsey.mn.us/ph/eh/haz_waste.htm. HHW satellite sites such as the Roseville site would be further promoted through efforts such as ads and inserts in community newspapers that target the "host" community (e.g., Roseville). Local promotional efforts would be coordinated with Roseville City staff. 4/01 Attachment A Page20f2