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MEMORANDUM TO: CAB Facility Committee F~6M: Jim Barton METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 300 Metro Square Building, Saint Paul, Minnesota~5.1~. SUBJECT: Progress Report - EAW Review by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency It appears that we are in the home stretch in the construction of the CAB facility. One final hoop that remains is the issuance of a construction permit by PCA. The agency will be reviewing the EAW at its meeting on Tuesday, May 24, around 3:30 p.m. Dan Hartman and Grady Boeck are making arrangements for local officials to be present should the need arise to testify. My discussion with PCA staff on Friday indicated that they are not raising any issues so that the review by the PCA board is expected to be straightforward. MWCC received one response to the public hotice filed in the state register and it was from DNR. The agency raised several concerns Fegarding the potential elimination of several marginal wetlands (from a classification standpoint). Fred Stenborg indicated that they could be restored by the contractor after construction through the affected areas is completed. At any rate the concern should not be significant enough to require an EIS. I I I I I I I I I So what happened to PCA's staff concerns about dry weather flows and the Minneapolis East you might ask. The concerns did not just go away, but were addressed through a series of meetings between PCA, the MWCC and Council staffs. The MWCC staff studied the problem of dry weather flows and documented its findings in a report to PCA. A copy is enclosed. The MWCC findings stated that with the CAB on line by early 1985 and the Mineapolis East not built~ the affected reach of the Mississipi could experience a dry weather bypass for a one-day period around 1988. This event would occur without any flow regulating devices --i.e., no additional improvements to the system. The 1988 date represents a pessimistic scenario, since it assumes no construction grants would be available for this facility. As a result of this study and a lot of persuasion, PCA agreed to the following approach: 1. That the MWCC would monitor flows after the construction of the CAB. 2. That if total flows approached an agreed upon flow figure, action would be initiated for the installation of flow restriction devices such as inflatable dams. .- 3. That the MWCC will continue to complete Step II (plans and specifications) for the Minneapolis EaSt. Completion is scheduled for late 1983. 4. That no additional commitment to the construction and timing of the Minneapolis East will be required before the CAB can proceed.