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Ace Solid Waste Site Problems: Mixed Municipal Solid Waste: Consists of garbage, refuse and other solid wastes (including fecal material), except for auto hulks,, street sweepings, ash, construction debris, mining waste, sludges, tree or agriculturaI wastes, tires, lead 'acid batteries, motor vechile fluids or filters nor any other materials collected as separate waste streams. But does include source separated compostable materials. - Takes 4 route trucks to make one load of MSW, since material does not become MSW until it is re-packed into semi, means the statement that no MSW will remain on tipping floor might be deceptive. ARer MSW material has recyelables separated it is just organic solid waste and should not be classified as MSW. Will loaded route or semi tracks of waste be parked at facility? Even if empty they will present odor problems, attract insects and vermin (gulls, rat droppings are a known. source of diseases and will be a problem for adjacent property) (adjacent garage facility seems to be only open stalls). - Why is it necessary to sort MSW? If a portion of MSW is separated as reeyclable and since it would be contaminated with MSW it would remain in facility until full semi load oftlmt recyctable is accumulated. Recy¢lable materials include glass, plastics, metals, auto oil, and batteries, but refuse derived fuel is not. Compaction of materials is known to be a noisy and dirty process, therefore this site might violate noise standards, especially given other current industrial sources. Compaction oRen results in liquid separation. Most or all of facility will be paved, therefore all liquid run-offwill need to be held. It appears that the holding ponds will not be. adequ,,te for run-oR aisc ponds will concentrate (oils and gas residue from trucks, waste leaehate and bacteria). If ponds over flow sanitary storm sewer and adjacent lower property will be flooded. MN Statute requires that trucks be cleaned, where and how will this be done? Hours of operation have not been mentioned nor has amount of truck traffic, but site parking and size of Ace service area (Anoka, Ramsey, Hennepin, Sherburne and Chisago Counties) appears to indicate possible problems of access to Industrial park and at railroad crossing, which will result in trucks seeking alternate routes into site. The wear mid tear on roads and cro'ssings wilt increase tax burden on other properties in industrial park. Critical MNRRA Environmental map fi:om the December 21, 1999 City ofRamsey Plarming Book indicates that this site has "steep slopes, wetlands, woodland and is sensitive to flooding." MN Statute 1999, chap. 116 and MN Rules chap. 7035 establish standards for this type of facility and does not permit them to be located on such ground. Further, locations may not impact nor unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of life or property, however this facility is adjacent to a high density housing area and could also impact directly adjacent industrial property (see above). The City 6fRamsey land use book also indicates (page XII-5) that industrial park. development is directed toward increased property values and appropriate land use such as reuse oft_he landfill site. It seems that this site would be better suited toward use requiring uncontaminated ground and that a waste transfer facility would be better sited on akeady contaminated land such as the reclaimed landfill site. Failure to appropriately site this facility may be a violation of the Met. Council's Livable Communities Act, further re-siting this facility to a landfill site '~ __~it for grants, loans and other developmental support. I I I I i I I I