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2001 ANNUAL REPORT for the RAMSEY COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW) COLLECTION SITE IN ROSEVILLE at KENT STREET (near LARPENTEUR AVE.) Ramsey County's seasonal HHW collection site on Kent St. near Larpenteur Ave. provides convenient access to those residents of Roseville and surrounding communities who seek to properly manage their unusable or unwanted hazardous household products. This report provides a descriptive response to conditions of the current interim use permit, which expires in May of 2006. Permit condition #1: The interim use permit be extended for five years, with Ramsey County reporting annually to the Planning Comm,ission and City Council. Site Description. The seasonal HHW site in Roseville is located on County-owned property east of Kent Street and just north of Larpenteur Avenue, and has operated under a City interim use permit since 1992: The site consists of a 18-foot by 38-foot reinforced concrete slab surrounded by an asphalt apron. The slab is sealed with an epoxy coating and designed for spill containment. Security gates are located near the site entrance and exit along Kent St. An earthen berm borders the site to the south and east. Operations. During 2001 the Roseville HHW satellite site was open on four Fridays and four Saturdays during June, from June 8th through June 30th. Site hours were Fridays from 11 am until 6 pm, and . Saturdays from 10 am until 5 pm. Bay West, Inc. operated the site pursuant to a contractual agreement with Ramsey County, the Roseville permit, and an operations manual written by the Minnesota . Pollution Control Agency. Bay West staff are trained to respond to spills and other emergencies".and .' must notify the Saint Paul- Ramsey County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, Section, in the event of any site emergency or unscheduled closure. The City of Roseville Fire Marshal. received a copy of the site emergency contingency plan prior to the site opening. "", Participants are instructed to position vehicles over the concrete slab so as to allow safe and easy removal of waste by Bay West technicians. Waste containers are placed directly into plastic tubs, and then into drums or other containers inside Bay West's waste hauling vehicle. Gasoline and similar solvents are poured into a 55-gallon drum on site. At the end of each operating day, all waste is hauled to Bay West's facility in Saint Paul (at 5 Empire Drive, just north of the State Capitol) for further processmg. Spills. To help ensure safe site operations, staff from the Environmental Health Section conducted regular site inspections during the 200 I operating period. These inspections included assessments of waste handling practices, materials and procedures for spill control and cleanup, and a review ofthe site safety plan. The presence of trained and experienced staff and use of numerous safety precautions (e.g., using plastic tubs as secondary containment), have resulted in safe and efficient handling of hazardous material on site. The inspections indicated that Bay West continues to operate the site in a safe and satisfactory manner. Site Use. In the year 2000 the location of Ramsey County's year-round HHW collection site moved from Mounds View to Saint Paul. This move resulted in the establishment of a new seasonal HHW site in Shoreview to better serve residents of the northern and western suburbs of Ramsey County. With the new year-round site located fairly close to the Roseville seasonal site, the County elected to reduce by half the number of operating dates at the Roseville site during 2000 as compared to previous years (from 16 days to 8). Again in 2001, the Roseville site was open two days per week for one four-week period. Page 1 of2 Saint Paul - Ramsey County Public Health