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June 1996 By July 1, 1996, the legislature will establish a fund to reimburse 90 percent of costs associated with disposal of contami- nated used oil collected from Minnesota DIYs. These DIY collection facilities throughout Minnesota can apply to the MPCA to recoup disposal costs for used oil, which needs to be managed as hazard- ouswaste due to contamination from collection activities. DIY collection facilities will. p-7Xbe exempt from Minnesota Superfund liability for any off-site management of their collected used oil and/or used oil filters that have been managed in accordance with Minn. Rules Ch. 7045. The industry group and the MPCA will monitor the success of the DIY collection program in Minnesota after the industry plan is implemented in 1997, and the MPCA will report on the success of the state's program to the Minnesota Legisla- ture by January 15, 1999. In the report, the MPCA will recommend either continu- ation ofthe industry DIY used oiI/filter collection program, or implementation of a mandated used oil/filter collection program for retailers who sell over 1000 oil filters per year. IS7CS fu g echanis available to nicipalities Anew law signed on April 2 allows munici- palities (townships, cities and counties, as well ascertain other subdivisions) to fund Individual Sewage Treatment System (ISTS) upgrades and well replacements through property tax assessments. Local units of government can now create a pool offends eitherthrough general obligation bonds or by designating money from other sources, which will then be loaned to homeowners who need to upgrade orrepiace existing ISTS and private wells. ISTS maybe for single- family systems or clusters, where appropri- ate. An ISTS ordinance must be in place within the local government's jurisdiction for this program to be used. The new provision focuses on existing systems and cannot be used to finance new develop- ment. This law enables local governments to take charge of problems by funding sanitary improvements in ?*eas not addressed by state programs. The program can be locally tailored to meet specific local needs without undue state oversight or involvement. 1~tctiv per i~ possible for large ant al fec lobs The MPCA is proposing a new permit for lazge animal feedlots operating in the state of Minnesota. In June the MPCA will place the draft General National Pollutant Dis- charge Elimination System (NPDES) Feedlot Permit on public notice. The permit will be for existing and proposed feedlots with 1000 or more animals. The NPDES permit is a federal permitting system used to control dischazges to surface_ waters from a point source. In 197? '`concentrated animal'feeding operations" were included in the definition ofpoint source pollution and were required to have a NPDES permit. The ~IPCA has adminis- teredthe NPDES process at the state level since 1974: only since 1987 has Minnesota been authorized to issue general NPDES permits. A general NPDES permit applies to facilities that have the following factors in common: they have same or similar operations; the potential to discharge or dispose of the same types of waste; or are subject to similar standards, limitations, operating and moni- toring requirements. Recently the Environmental Protection Agency provided guidelines regarding applications for NPDES permits. The guidelines also discuss technology-based pennit requirements that may be applicable to animal feeding operations. ISTS information line: 612-282-6246 Lar;e animal feedlot information: :Ylary :1~1c: arland 612-29i-1606, or 800-6~ i-3864