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Home My WebLink Aboutre fuel tank : Minnesota Pollution Control Agency v� �� . �-� , . ., . � v�� , �a�c�a SEP 519�1 September 3, 1997 , �1`y ��- JR�JfvO Mr. Robert Zimmerman 3535 Halfmoon Cirlce Falls Church, Virginia 22044 RE: Petroleum Storage Tank Release Investigation and Corrective Action Site: 3415 Crystal Bay, Orono . Site ID#: LEAK00010688 Dear Mr. Zimmerman: The Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency(MPCA) has been informed that there has been a release of petroleum from a storage tank that you own and/or operate. This program was developed to provide assistance as you investigate and, if necessary, clean up your petroleum release. We appreciate your prompt notification so we can provide guidance to you in dealing with your release as quickly and efficiently as possible. Federal and state laws require that persons legally responsible for storage tank releases notify the MPCA of the release, investigate the extent of the release and take any necessary actions to clean up the retease. A person is generally considered legal(y responsible for a tank release if the person owned or operated the tank either during or after the release. The MPCA staff is requesting you to take steps to investigate and if necessary, clean up the release in accordance with the enclosed MPCA fact sheets. The first step is a site investigation to define the extent and magnitucie of the soil andior grouna water contamination. �%Ve recommend that you hire a qualified environmental consulting firm which has experience in conducting petroleum release site investigations and site cleanups(please refer to MPCA fact sheet 4.3 Selecting an Environmental Consultant(May 1995)). Please be aware that MPCA staff do not conduct the investigation or cleanup at your property. MPCA staff provide guidance and technical assistance during the project and review the reports submitted by your consultant. However, we urge you to contact us whenever you have a question or concern regarding your project. When you perform the requested work,the state may reimburse you for a major portion of your costs. The Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act inc(udes a fund(Petrofund)which in most circumstances provides partial reimbursement for petroleum tank release cleanup costs. This fund is administered by the Petroleum Release Compensation Board(Petro Board), which is part of the Minnesota Department of Commerce. 520 Lafayette Rd. N.; St. Paul, MN 55155-4194; (612)296-6300(Voice); (612) 282-5332 (TTY) Regional Offices: Duluth•Brainerd•Detroit Lakes•Marshal►•Rochester Equal Opportunity Employer•Printed on recycled paper containing at least 20%fibers from paper recycled by consumers. Mr. Robert Zimmerman Page 2 September 3, 1997 The environmental consulting firm you hire to work on the petroleum tank re(ease must be registered with the Petrofund. Also, you must get a minimum of two competitive bids on the form which accompanies this letter. If you have any questions regarding bidding requirements, Petrofund reimbursement, or, if you need a list of registered consultants or you need additional bid forms please contact the Department of Commerce, Petrofund staff at 612/297-1119 or 612/297-4203. The MPCA also requests you file a claim with your insurance company and that the MPCA be copied on all insurance correspondence. Please contact me within 30 days of receipt of this letter if you intend to proceed with the requested work. If you do not proceed with the work, the MPCA Commissioner may order you to take corrective action at the site. Failure to cooperate with the MPCA in a timely manner may result in reduced reimbursement from the Petro Board. If you conclude that the release in question is not from any tank which you have owned or operated, or if you conclude that you do not meet the definition of a"legally responsible person," please notify the MPCA immediately and explain the basis of your conclusion. A packet of fact sheets is enclosed for your information. If you have questions, please contact me at 612/297-8366. In addition, all future correspondence should be addressed to me. Thank you. Sincerely, 'L, �.t}. ` ;:/�,i � Elizabeth Clysdale . Projcct h�anager Cleanup Unit II Tanks and Emergency Response Section EC:raf Enclosures cc: Dorothy Hallin, City Clerk, Orono � Greg Lie, Hennepin County Solid Waste Officer Erving English, Orono Police Department, Crystal Bay Mr. Robert Zimmerman Page 2 March 3, 1998 If you have any questions the regarding the contents of this letter, please call me at 612/297-8366. Sincerely, �,��'� ��--- � Elizabeth Clysdale Project Manager Cleanup Unit II Tanks and Emergency Response Section EC:tf cc: Dorothy Hallin, City Clerk, Orono Greg Lie, Hennepin County Solid Waste Officer Minnesota Pollution Control Agency �� - d'� �y1 , � � � � � �� _s � , March 3, 1998 � v��i- Mr. Robert Zimmerman �i�0 i�i�. .�iiaii �diiiOLiT'i 6438 Fifth Street Alexandria, Virginia 22312 RE: Petroleum Tank Release/No Conective Action Required Site: Zimmerman Property, 3415 Crystal Bay, Orono Site ID#: LEAK00010688 Dear Mr. Zimmerman The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Tanks and Emergency Response Section (TERS) staff has reviewed the limited data provided by Ms. Stair Calhoun in the letters, dated September 9, 1997, and February 19, 1998, for the above-referenced site. The letters provide documentation that the tank was discarded on the property, and the tank owner is unknown. The tenant of the Zimmerman Property disposed of the tank and a small amount of soil from the area beneath the tank. Based on the levels of contamination reported, the MPCA TERS staff will not require an additional investigation or corrective action at this time for the petroleum contamination described above. MPCA staff reserves the right to reopen this file and require additional work if in the future more wark is determined by MPCA staff to be necessary. If you, or other parties later come upon any evidence of contamination other than what was previously reported, you are required by Minnesota law to notify the MPCA immediately. The contents of this letter only refer to information reported to the MPCA TERS staff for the activities described above. This letter does not address other types of contamination that may be present at the subject property. This letter does not release any party from liability for the petroleum contamination under Minn. Stat. § 115C. (Supp. 1997), or any other applicable state or federal law. ;•, Q 4 1�3�t� ,,., 520 Lafayette Rd. N.; St. Paul. MN 55155-4194; (612) 296-6300 (Voice); (612) 282-5332 (TT��`� u��'rt�� Regiona! Offices Duluth• Brainerd• Detroit Lakes• Marshall • Rochester k-yu;� J;�,��n��i�ity En�,p�oyer•Printr,cl�;n recycletl paper conitaininy ai leas[ZO'��,fibers(rorn paper recycir:�;i,y� ,r,��r�•,t.rs.