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Commissioner Howell - Inquired if any residue remains in the burning <br />chamber and if so, what does Atlas do with it? <br /> <br />Val Carver - Stated that the amount of residue remaining is directly <br />relatable to the ash content of the material being burned; it will range <br />from 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 de~l of <br />testing. Atlas has located two landfills in Wisconsin 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 -- Replied that the maximum on-site storage is 72 hours 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 common keytones are hazardous waste. <br /> <br />Val Carver - Replied that Atlas does not propose 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 local control over the permit because we have a <br />different idea about what is an acceptable risk to us. Mr. Lichter stated <br />that environmental assessment worksheet, environmental impact statement and <br />the health risk study should be completed before approval of the permit is <br />considered. <br /> <br />Mr. Labat - Stated that Atlas is a profit making organization; otherwise, <br />it could not make a product and stay in business; he doesn't know any <br />company that doesn't use research to expand it's business. Atlas needs <br />contract burning to help fund the organization. If Atlas wanted to make <br />excess profits from 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 rapidly and becoming much more high tech; getting from today to 5 <br />years from now happens in research. There will not be an incinerator in <br />Minnesota with as much control, enforcement and revi~; as Atlas'. From the <br />standpoint of it's employees, Atlas is also concerned with environmental <br />risks; it is a vast mistake to think Atlas would endanger it's employees. <br />~. Labat stated that he doesn't think people should expect government to <br />establish the necessary conditions business owners and citizens should live <br />Planning & Zoning Public Hearing/June 7, 1988 <br /> <br />Page 9 of 12 <br /> <br /> <br />