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MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY Office of Planning and Review Approval of Findings of Fact and Authorization to Issue a Negative Declaration for the EAW on the Metropolitan Metals Recovery and Processing Facility Project September 27, 1983 ISSUE STATEMENT The Metropolitan Recovery Corporation is proposing to construct a central metals recovery and processing facility in northeast Minneapolis. Due to requirements of the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) rules, an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) was prepared on the proposed project. It must now be determined if an en- vironmental impact statement (EIS) is required for the project. Based on the information contained in the EAW, the EAW errata, the comments received, and the Findings of Fact, the MPCA staff recommends that C-ie MPCA Board determine that the proposal does not have the potential for significant environmental effects, and authorize the publication of a negative declaration (no EIS) for this project. I. BACKGROUND: The Metropolitan Recovery Corporation (MRC) is proposing to construct a metals recovery and processing facility. This facility would process solid wastes, liquid wastes and ion exchange resin canisters containing .admium, chromium, copper, lead, zinc, nickel and other metals generated by metal platers, printed circuit manu- facturers and other metal finishing businesses (metal finishers) primarily located in the metro area to recover metals and metal precipitates for sale and reuse. Un- recoverable wastes would be transformed into solids to be disposed in approved land- fills. The facility would be located in northeast Minneapolis at 500 - 30th Avenue Northeast, in an existing warehouse within the Shoreham Railroad yard. (See EAW Figures 1-4 for the project location.) The facility is being proposed to help metal finishing shops, particularly the smallest shops who may not be able to afford any type of treatment, to comply with MWCC and federal pretreatment regulations which restrict metal waste discharges into the sewer system. These regulations take effect on April 27, 1984. The facility is the outcome of a feasibility study conducted by the Resource Recovery Task Force, a task