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<br />Commissioner Howell - Inquired if any residue remains in the burning <br />chamber and if so, ""hat does Atlas d::> with it? <br /> <br />Val Carver - Stated that the amount of residue remalnlng is directly <br />relatable to the ash rontent of the material being burned; it will range <br />fram 1%-30%, depending on the type of waste. Presently, there is not a <br />landfill in Minnesota that will accept ash material without a great deal of <br />testing. Atlas has located two landfills in Wisronsin and Iowa that will <br />accept that ash; it will be shipped. The tanks on the Atlas site are used <br />to store liquid waste and fuel. Mr. Carver also noted that anytime Atlas <br />washes it's floors, the water is collected and stored in tanks for <br />incineration. <br /> <br />Commissioner Howell - Inquired about the time frame for on-site storage <br />prior to incineration. <br /> <br />Mr. Labat - Repl ied that the maximum on-site storage is 72 hour s packaged <br />wastes and the turn over for liquid wastes in the tank farm is 15 days. <br />Any biological material will be stored in a refrigerated area in order to <br />meet the 72 hour criteria. <br /> <br />John Lichter - Stated that Atlas' documentation mentions incinerating key <br />tones and noted that two ronuTlOn keytones are hazardous waste. <br /> <br />Val Carver - Replied that Atlas does not proFQse to take in any hazardous <br />keytones. <br /> <br />John Lichter - Stated that Atlas intends to burn 38 tons per day; 8,000 <br />people generate 38 tons of solid waste per day; it sounds like the contract <br />burn facility is being operated for profit and not just for research. If <br />MPCA standards say that one cancer per 100,000 people is acceptable, then <br />the City should maintain loccl control OV'er the permit because we have a <br />different idea about what is an acceptable risk to us. ~.r. Lichter stated <br />that environmental assessment \o70rksheet, environmental impact state.'11ent aT1d <br />the health risk stuOy should be completed before approval of the permit is <br />considered. <br /> <br />Hr. Labat - Stated that Atlas is a profit making organization; othen' ise, <br />it rould not make a product and stay in business; he doesn't know any <br />company that does."1' t use research to expand it's bus ine ss . A tl as needs <br />contract burning to help fund the organization. If Atlas v.'anted to make <br />excess profits fram contract burning, the proposal would have included <br />future expansion of the contract burn facility. Atlas only mentions <br />expanding the manufacturing portion of the facility due to the results of <br />the research portion. The technology of the incineration industry is <br />expanding rapiCly and becoming much more high tech; getting frantoday to 5 <br />years fram now hap?=ns in research. There \dll not be an incinerator in <br />~...innesota with as much rontrol, enforcement and re'l.,iew as Atlas'. Fran the <br />standpoint of it's €J'1lployees, Atlas is also concerned \dth environmental <br />risks; it is a vast mistake to think Atlas would endanger it's employees. <br />!Vi!'. Labat stateo that he doesn't think people should expect government to <br />establish the necessary conditions business o...'I1ers ane c:tizer...s should live <br />Planning & Zoning Publ ic Hearing/June 7, 1988 <br /> <br />Page 9 of 12 <br /> <br />80 <br />