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COUNTY OF ANOKA Office of the County Board of Commissioners COURTHOUSE ^NOKA, MINNESOTA 55303 (612) 421-4760 October 30, 1990 NATALIE HAAS STEFFEN County Board of Commissioners District #1 Mr. Lyle Hansen 6905-151st. Ave NW Ramsey, MN 55303 Dear Mr. Hansen: I have talk with the Environmental Service Office of our Community Health Services Department concerning the disposal of slag in the City of Ramsey and late night dumping at the landfill. The notice concerning a slag disposal permit which you saw at city hall apparently was the May notice of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announcing their intent to issue a permit to NSP for the disposal of NSP boiler slag in six of the seven metro counties. This notice did not identify any specific disposal site. The proposed state permit was a blanket permit for the region. If NSP does propose a site in Anoka County, they will need to first obtain a license from the County. Request for county solid waste licenses are reviewed by the Environmental Services Committee and the Community Health and Social Services Board. I am chairperson for both of these committies. As yet, the county has not received a license request from NSP. Our Environmental Services Office has not found any evidence that NSP/UPA or Hennepin County ash is being disposed of at the Waste Management Landfill. NSP/UPA ash is being managed at NSP's Becker ash facility. Hennepin County ash is being managed at a site out of state. The County solid waste ordinance does contain a provision which regulates the hours of landfill operation. The receipt of solid waste is limited to the period between 6:00 AM & 8:00 PM and equipment operation to the period between 6:00 AM -10:00 PM. The Environmental Services office investigation of this matter revealed that Waste Management has been accepting unprocessed waste from the