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Mr. David Jaeger
Hennepin County
Environmental Management Division
417 North Fifth Street �
Minr.ea�olis, Minnesota 55401
RE: Petroleum Tank Release Site File Closure
Site: Former Gas Station, 1960 Shoreline Drive, Orono
Site ID#: LEAK00008404
Dear Mr. Jaeger:
We are pleased to let you know that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)Tanks and
Emergency Response Section(TERS) staff has determined that your investigation has adequately
addressed the petroleum tank release at the site listed above. Based on the information provided,
the TERS staff has.closed the release site file.
Closure of the file means that the TERS staff does not require any additional investigation and/or
cleanup work at this time or in the foreseeable future. Please be aware that file closure does not
necessarily mean that all petroleum contamination has been removed from this site. However,
the TERS staff has concluded that any remaining contamination, if present,does not appear to
. pose a threat to public health o,r the euvironment. � . _ . . , . . , � � . . '
The MPCA reserves the right to reopen this file and to require additional investigation and/or
cleanup work if new information or changing regulatory requirements make additional work
necessary. If you or other parties discover additional contamination(either petroleum or
nonpetroleum)that was not previously reported to the MPCA,Minnesota law requires that the
MPCA be immediately notified.
You should understand that this letter does not release any party from liability for the petroleum
contamination under Minn. Stat. ch. 115C (1996) or any other applicable state or federal law. In
addition, this letter does not release any party from liability for nonpetroleum contamination, if
present,under Minn. Stat. ch. 115B (1996),the Minnesota Superfund Law.
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Mr. David Jaeger
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Mazch 6, 1998
The monitoring wells for this site should be abandoned in accordance with the Minnesota
Department of Health Well Code, Chapter 4725. If you choose to keep the monitoring wells,the
Minnesota Department of Health will continue to assess a maintenance fee for each well.
Because you performed the requested work,the state may reimburse you for a major portion of
your costs. The Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act establishes a fund which may provide
partial reimbursement for petroleum tank release cleanup costs. This fund is administered by the
Department of Commerce Petro Board. Specific eligibility rules are available from the Petro
Board at 612/297-1119 or 612/297-4203.
If future development of this properry or the surrounding area is planned, it should be assumed �
that petroleum contamination is present. If petroleum contamination is encountered during
future development work,the MPCA staff should be notified immediately.
For specific information regarding petroleum contamination that may remain at this leak site,
please call the TERS File Request Program at 612/297-8499. The MPCA fact sheet#3.35
Leak/Spill and Underground Storage Tank File Request Form (April 1996)must be completed
prior to arranging a time for file review.
Thank you for your response to this petroleum tank release and for your cooperation with the
MPCA to protect public health and the environment. If you have any questions regarding this
letter,please call Laurie Kania at 612/297-8600 or Bassou Oulgout at 612/297-8597.
Sincerely,
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cc: Dorothy Hallin, City Clerk, Orono
Greg Lie, Hennepin County Solid Waste Officer
Mazk Perry,Nova Environmental Services Inc., Chaska
Minnesota Department of Commerce, Petrofund Staff