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m <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />520 Lafayette Road. Saint Paul. Minnesota 55155-3898 <br />Telephone (612) 296-6300 <br />^y <br />lcl:r <br />April 10. 1992 <br />laciwl Ihibolt <br />take liaBtto&ka Concerratioo Dittrict <br />900 left VMTMMtM ImileTard <br />ieyaatAp BiiufeotA 55391 <br />S5f:- <br />lift' <br />: 1,' <br />Oeer Ms. Ihlbeltt <br />Toll haee regueeted the Asency pofitlon on pollution fros docks constructed vitti <br />•tyrofoaa* We not evere of say water quality degradation associated with <br />ityrofosB. There is esthetic polltttion« especially on beaches* which results <br />froa the physical breakup of the styrofoau. <br />i-' <br />Xa aa ideal situatiw the Agency would work towards a totally pollution free <br />eseirooMnt* lowewert in reality we hawe not pursued regulation of pollution <br />at tiM lewel of this particular situation. There are a number of reasons for <br />me. <br />3&.-Hinnesota statutes do have broad descriptions of pollution which could be <br />interpreted to cover this or siailar situations but we have never ’ ten <br />given legislative sumdates or Agency Board directives to pursue tliea. <br />■■ <br />Our aain effort to raise the esthetic issue has been with container <br />deposit legislation which» I an sure you are aware* has been repeatedly <br />defeated. <br />3. <br />- ■‘v; . <br />We have lisdted resources and staff and therefore have to devote then ro <br />issues with the greaUst eovironiiental inpact. For ezanple m inpMt o <br />SOptic tanks on lakes is considerable but virtually all regulation is <br />carried out by the counties. <br />tfSs iiMMMifyp whilt wi fMWOT locftl tffoiti to dtal vith this iituatloiit v® do not <br />■ <br />have the regulatory tools to support your efforts <br />tiacerely. <br />Qwiiqr oi»i*1ob <br />Sarold J. Witgner, Biologist <br />Aaeeeewnt and Planning Section <br />f 1 .• >i <br />■i • <br />RoC^ohai Offices: <br />■■'.i <br />j <br />i <br />I l#tik r .