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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 04-29 PCA investigates M'wood dump THE REVIEW PCA investigates M'wood dump The Minnesota Pollution Control received reports that non-hazardous Works officials. solvent-like contaminants may have Q Agency(MPCA)is investigating a newly- foundry waste was being dumped in the The MPCA and city officials are still leaked out of the three tanks before they \ discovered improper hazardous waste area of Roselawn and Rice.The agency puzzling over the source of the ground- were cleaned or residues may still remain disposal site in Maplewood. conducted routine groundwater water contamination at the intersection. in them. Underground tests near the '�\ The disposal site is located underneath monitoring tests near the dumping area The foundry wastes are not the cause of tanks will be conducted in the near future. T a used car dealership at the southeast and found six types of potentially the contamination, the officials stated. If the tanks are the source of con- corner of the intersection of Roselawn hazardous solvent-like contaminants. The used-car dealership is housed in a tamination,they will have to be removed ' Avenue and Rice Street,in the western- Water quality tests were then done onfour former gasoline service station.At one or filled with an inert material,Wenger Q most portion of the city. commercial wells and seven residential time Safety Clean Company of Little said. ....:9,...Bob Wenger,Maplewood health officer, private wells in the area.The test results Canada leased the building and stored He emphasized that this improper along with other city officials said showed no evidence of contamination in dirty cleaning solvent in the underground hazardous waste disposal site is small and Monday afternoon that the site does not the wells. storage drums.The solvent was removed seems to be confined to one area."This is pose any immediate health threat to A nearby water treatment plant is and the storage tanks were cleansed when nothing on the magnitude of the Oakdale residents living in the area. unaffected because it does not use the company relocated. hazardous chemical dump site The site was discovered after MPCA groundwater,according to St.Paul Water Officials have theorized that the problems,"he said.