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Val Carver - Stated that in the design of the system Atlas is proposing, <br />very close attention has been paid to environmental affects and problems. <br />One of the first and foremost problems to bad odor is the tipping floor, <br />like that used in municipal dumps, where waste sits for days waiting for <br />disposal. Atlas' facility will take in prepackaged waste to help minimize <br />odors. Atlas operates it's incinerator at over 1800 degrees, which <br />destroys odors. Regarding contaminating private wells in the area, <br />anywhere Atlas handles waste materials they will have a secondary <br />containment so that if there is any spill, it will be caught immediately <br />and it will not get into the soil. The chances of stack emissions <br />polluting well water are virtually neglible. The chances of having well <br />water affected by a dump are a trillion tin~s more probable. The scrubbing <br />system Atlas employs is the latest in technology so all that is going out <br />of the stack is carbon dioxide, water and trace amounts of carbon monoxide. <br /> <br />Todd Hunt - 6337 143rd Lane - Stated that contrary to statements in Atlas' <br />letter to area residents, he doesn't believe Atlas being in the area will <br />raise property values. Mr. Hunt stated that he has no problem with the <br />manufacturing but he is concerned with the incineration part of the plant. <br /> <br />Jack Ippel - Stated that he has seen Atlas' presentation 4 or 5 times and <br />he wishes all the people in the audience could have had the same <br />opportunity. Mr. Ippel stated that Ramsey can use some jobs closer to <br />home and a $4,000,000 payroll company; Ramsey has the opportunity to put <br />something here that will be positive. Everybody says manufacturing is fine <br />but they are concerned with the contract burn portion. Pollution control <br />is high tech and Atlas is a company trying to provide a solution to some of <br />the problems that exist. European countries and Japan are far ahead of the <br />U.S. when it comes to incineration of mixed waste; the Americans are <br />leaders in on-site incineration. Up until now, all of this waste has been <br />going into a landfill in our back yard. Atlas is working with companies <br />and hospitals to do on-site incineration in order to take care of the waste <br />where it is generated and prevent it from getting into the waste stream. <br />Atlas should be applauded for finding a way to handle the waste before it <br />gets into Ramsey's landfill; probably some of that same waste they are <br />trying to provide the technology to burn is sitting in Ramsey's landfill <br />right now. Atlas wants to guarantee the future of their company by being <br />on the leading edge of technology. What Atlas is burning is not mixed <br />waste; it is a specific application at a specific time so they don't take a <br />chance on coming up with a new substance. Mr. Ippel noted that Atlas would <br />be required to come before the City and request an amendment to their <br />conditional use permit to expand the incinerator operations, therefore, the <br />City is in the driver's seat. <br /> <br />Val Carver - Referred to earlier comments regarding what happens if <br />something doesn't go right and stated that in the technical document there <br />are 3 pages of self-imposed limits. If Atlas cannot maintain those limits, <br />the plant shuts down until whatever is causing Atlas to go outside those <br />limits is corrected. MPCA will review Atlas' proposed regulations and <br />impose their own set of regulations also. Everything Atlas proposes to <br />burn is currently being burned in many incinerators all over the U.S. <br />Atlas has a good data base for good incineration. <br /> Planning & Zoning Public Hearing/June 7, 1988 <br /> <br />Page 8 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />