Enviromental Real Estate assessment-1989

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Mr. Maurice J. Wagener Pro�ect No. 890831 .202 _. September 22, 1989 � Page 4 Minnesota Geoloaical Survev ' Well logs at the Mlnnesota Geolo91ca1 Survey (MGS) were revlewed to determine 1f the three wells on the property are listed. These three wells are not 1lsted. It 1s recommended that these wells be recorded xfth MGS. The well at Smlths Bay Marina is not currently 1n use. If the aell ts not to be used 1t should be properly closed. Well closure procedures must be done 1n accordance with Minnesota Well Construction Code 4725 by a licensed water well f1rm. Minnesota Pollution Control Aaen4Y (MPCA) - Pro�erty Transfer File Evaluation The MPCA was requested to conduct a limited file search to determine if the area within an approprlate one-mile radlus of the property contalned any sltes with known hazardous substances. To date. we have not recelved their response. When we recelve the MPCA lnformatton. we will lssue the flndings 1n an addendum to this report. Undergrou�d Storage Tank (UST) On-Site The MPCA was contacted to determine 1f there are any UST recorded for the referenced propertles. The MPCA stated that there are no UST registered to 1950, 1955. or 1960 Shoreline Drive. However. on our site visit, a UST was observed at Smlths Bay Marina. Thts tank is a 3.000 gallon gasoline UST and was installed approxlmately six years ago. Thts tank needs to be registered with the MPCA. A UST notification form is enclosed as Attachment A. In May of 1988 this tank was tested to determine if it was leaking by Determan Welding. The results of this testing are included in Attachment B. The results shoa that the tank passed the tank tightness test. As of January 1989, the Federal EPA approved regulations regarding existing UST. These regulations are summarized in Attachment C. These regulations require leak detection by December of 1993 and sp111 overfill protectio� and corrosion protection by December of 1998 provided this tank was lnstalled after 1980. The City of Orono Nas contacted regarding the former gas station. The city representative stated that three tanks xere removed 1n the summer of 1987. All three UST contained gasoline. At the time of removal approximately 150-200 gallons of gasoline were spilled from o�e tank. This occurred because the tank was not emptied prior to removal . According to the C1ty of Orono the � spill was properly removed. NoNever� these UST are not registered xith the MPCA. The MPCA reco�nend completing a notification form for each tank indicating that the tank has been removed. 9ff-S1tg Information on leaking UST in the area w111 be lncluded wlth the MPCA information.