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2002 ANNUAL REPORT for the RAMSEY COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW) SEASONAL COLLECTION SITE IN ROSEVILLE at KENT STREET (near LARPENTEUR AVE.) Ramsey County's seasonal HHW collection site on Kent St. near Larpenteur Ave. is designed to provide 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 several conditions of the current interim use permit, which expires in May of2006. Permit condition #1: The interim use permit be extended for five years, with Ramsey County reporting annually to the Planning Commission 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 2002 the Roseville HHW satellite site was open on four Fridays and four Saturdays during June, from June 7th through June 29th. Site hours were Fridays from 10 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 Pau1- 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 and to turn off the engine 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 processing. Spills. To help ensure safe site operations, staff from the Environmental Health Section conducted regular site visits during the 2002 operating period. These visits included assessments of waste handling practices, materials and procedures for spill control and cleanup, and a review of the 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 visits indicated that Bay West continues to operate the site in a safe and satisfactory manner. Site Use. For the second straight year, the County aggressively promoted the HHW site to residents in the City ofRoseville and nearby communities, and again this effort proved successful with 2,150 site users. The City also published our HHW site collection schedule in the "Rosevi/le Wrap," which certainly boosted the turnout. In fact, this was the largest monthly turnout at a seasonal HHW site in the program's 12-year history! Page 1 of2 Saint Paul- Ramsey County Public Health