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r ♦ ft- U r' r I-P-'iwf' p^:-' I.# =i.' ^ i. \-}iL-K ^m-m. W- i^- •■li?«- I fe- pi &:'■I; MIHDTES OF THE REGDLAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MARCH 23, 1992 PRESENTATION BY PRANK HORNSTEIN - CONT facts substantiating his views were passed among the Council. To have a highly lead based substanca paved on the roads in a general environme It of people, is a very dangerous gamble. Your letter to Corcoran was in support of testing this product on a rural road. The health risk study was prepared by the company that has a financial interest and is deficient. He also pointed out that testing on this scale has not been done anywhere in the world and now the test is proposed for Corcoran. He pointed out that the City's support should be not to ^.tilize the material that contains fly ash, to have a longer period of testing, and to have a moratorium on the permitting process for the plant. He indicated that his colleague, Mr. Wolf, and the Hoglund famil '■ from Corcoran were present in opposition to the testing. Mr. Wolf expressed his concern over the length of time before the roadway would come apart and that there is a substantial difference to the toxicity of this material compared to rock and gravel. The metals dc not disappear and is there forever even though it is perhaps washed into a roadway, river or lake. The North Dakota Department of Health denied a permit. It is our hope to get the pollutants and toxins out of the waste stream so they don't cause a problem in the first place. Mayor Peterson asked what the toxicity levels v;ere compared w.^th. Hornstein explained that lead would be present in the ash substituted roadway material at levels almost 160 times higher than the natural aggregate normally used to pave roads and 32 times higher than existing roadway soils. The aggregate material would be stone and gravel. Jabbour stated that he is not qualified to make a judgment regarding this decision and is f lal^ergasted that he was asked to do so by any other city. Hornstein went on to explain that mercury would be present 280 times higher than natural aggregate and 28 times higher than existing roadway soils. Cadmium would be present in the ash substitute roadway material at levels 22 times higher than natural aggregate and 55 times higher than existing roadway soils. The combined ash in the short term should go to a federally licensed hazardous waste stabilization facility and ir the long term there should be a reduction in the quantity and the v^xicity of the ash. Jabbour wanted to know why Orono was approached regarding a matter affecting Corcoran. Horstein stated that this issue has been subverted to a political issue. They were motivated to come to Orono because at tne time they were in Medina, Orono was debating this issue. Medina made the decision to stay out of it and that is his recommendation for Orono. There is a possibility of a large industrial plant capable of processing 200,000 tons of ash to be located somewhere in western Hennepin County. He asked that Orono make a motion taking into 10