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i= 'ae MMIINNNEESgOODTTiAAvisDP0iO1oL,nLLUUoTTfIICOHNSoCiCOOsNNdTTRROwOLal.s,teAAGGEENNCCYY DiEvnisoiorncenoafntSolS~edctWiaognte :Eruorcement Section Status Report. of Cakdale Durp Site Status Report of Oakdale Dump Site NNoovveemrbbeerr 2255,, 11998800 Iss smopmn BccTThhhhoeeeernmhiiss,ccttaaaal!fRffawnwagarrseseettppee2oo1rrttddVieeiesddsspptoottssooaaillntthheSeOsaiikttBBdeeooaaalrrlleddoo,ccaoaotnnMteeiddOOrccnttiienoonsbbotteethhrraee 2288ss,,Toshuuet1t18h9h88G00r~,,oouonffttdhheeSSWeeaScsctttttaieaitotronuunssS11e68ooc,,ftfioTTaaononnvw~nsaa,acbbsshaahinninipddoonnn2c69eeedd eppNttsuuohhtrrreetappnnhboo,lssddeieeesvvRhiaeeissnllgsooetpptteeeoopdd2sd1deeaafnWfnfiieonnsrooeetuuttalllttiiilhhnnneeeeevOiiaikroamodpfptfaaailcacnaettg,hAoyoyadfMfdnriyrtnotonhghgieeeemesopoolahsstocoiiagttgt.sieeiccooonnnTSshtteugggudrr~yyoooGuuurnnnofTdddouornrwwdwaaattttthWheeeeaerrrt.essiiQrqttuueeTaES..hlleeiictttTAyTyihghoaamenattnnddchayststttusooutdsbayi'rnestce ewtrTW~ooseiltqllauaa,,blelllsitbbKsykyehdnnoottwhwthsenentheeppnpttasaiirmrntetetofiioeeorrosfsefvawilwtthhehhloeoewevbbNtNieeohoaaavevterrieomnnubgbattenoeiyryrainnr3r2y55eee,,dssippmhopo11y9a9nnd86cser00tiio,,sbbgiieiloBBoniiolottaoaryyggsdircoff.muopoererneedStttttiiuhwhnneadeggty,,eSOream.lhkhdaadasvavseelTieehneecsieadnnoAuttmgmpipeenTlccseeiyittrtstheeesoirtnnosaarnfdf wtmwt~hheiieeeellqtlluAiAiiegngnnsgeeggtnnnnecetcdeyhsysesstSshtttsetaatmooffaffdtdtuooowwsiirttllohhe)lfeevi~esrtsthetweuepupddootyyrrah_.t.terraottnooBBugaatettsslnhheeieeeddnnetAAuudggppeeorohnnnenyccadycytrthhoheeBeBgdooeaora~rlererodsdsegppliooaaatcntnt.sisevehtsehteeooutffdoNNy.oottvvhhtaheeeenermd.bppbeaaeiirrrrrnstpdiiie2iee5ec.,ssmaetre1iJmi9nooav8etco0shlilecvidesrd,, mooeffetttihheengmhyytddhrreooggseetsoalltooupgsiicc.ofsstttuhidegy:.arrangement reached relative to the implementation @ once I. Background: The The ssttaaffff rreeppoorrtteedd ttoo tthhee BBooaarrdd oonn OOccttoobbeerr 2268,, 1980, 3.980, uppeonn tthhee ssttaattuuss ooff tthhee OOaakkddaallee dduu~npp ssiittee.. AAttttaacchheedd,, ffoorr tthhee BBooaarrdd''ss iinnffoorrmmaattiioenn,, ifss tthhee cchhrroonwoiloos~sj ooff eevveennttss iinnvvoollvviinngg tthhee OOaakkddaallee ssiittee ssiinnccee tthhaatt ttiimnee:: QOecttoobbeerr 1133,, 11998800 -- TThhee DDSSWW ~reeqquueesstteedd tteecchhnniiccaall aassssiissttaannccee ffrroomm tthree GC~roouwndd Mater Water Section Section iinn tthhee DDiivviissiioonn ooff WWaatteerr QQuuaalliittyy ccoonncceerrnniinngg tthhee ppootteennttiiaall ggrroowuendd vater water pprroobblleemm tthhaatt mmaayy ooccccuurr aass tthhee r~eessuulltt ooff cchheemmiiccaall wwaassttee bbeeiinngg ddiissppoosseedd ooff at the Osccate ap site. at the Oakdale dump site. Qotober October 13, 13, 11998800 - - A A mmeeeettiinngg wwaass hheelldd wwiitthh aallll kknnoowwnn ppaarrttiieess iinnvvoollvveedd iinn tthhee COaakkddaallee dduu-~pp ssiittee,, iinncclluuddiinngg r~eepprreesseennttaattiivveess ooff llooccaall ggoovveerrnrmm~enntt,, mmaajjoorr vaste waste generators, generators, ttrraannssppoorrtteerrss aanndd pprriivvaattee llaanndd oowwnneerrss.. TThhee mmeeeettiinngg wweass hheelldd to to set set in in rmoottiioonn aaccttiioonn tthhaatt wiillll bbee eesssseennttiiaa!l iinn eevvaalluuaattiinngg aanndd ccoorrrreeccttiinngg problens problems that that m~ ay eexxiisstt aatt tthhee OOaakkddaallee ddu~p ssiittee.. Exh1i2b4i4t 301 6675 1122444..00000011 . So - Cotta 16, 330 oe Crm Vir Son in she Bvision of erGieg) October 16, 1980 - The Ground Water Section in the Division of Water Quallty~ FE ---------- assigned t~o (2) staff men~)ers to provide technical assistance to the DE~'. FS -- October 17-23, 1980 - A~ency staff received nL~nerous calls from the public shout the Cacale dup site and other possible dispueal sites the Agency should about the 0akdale dump site and other possible disposal sites the Agency should ---- Investigate. October 20, 1980 - A meeting vas held vith representatives of the MEGA, October 20, 1980 - A meeting was held with representatives of the MPCA, Hirnesota Heath Department, Washington County and the City of Oakiale to Minnesota Health Department, Washln~ton County and the C~ty of Oakdale ~o A -- discuss the p~eliminsry results of the v~ll and surface water samples taken by the Agency on Getaber 6, 1360. The preliminary results indicated detectable by the Agency on October 6, 1980. The preliminary results indicated detectable A levels of benzene, heptane, iso-proply ether and ethyl benzene in surface water ------ samples as well as municipal an,d residential well water samples. BE fi, 1800 - A menber of the Agerey SHARE met with neshers of 108 October 21, 1980 - A member of the Agency staff met with members cf the sti aby SHAPE 40 IRE SHAE 0 SR AG SANS STII O~<dale city council to update them on the Agency investigation concerning the Guise dp ste. Te Oute consid as ae nfo of 2h ute formation Oakdale dump site. The Oakdale council was also infor~ed of the future formation a of the task force hich will be responsible in establishing uldelives for me major of the task force which will be responsible in establishing guidelines for the major soil, surface and ground water sty for the Onkdale dp site. soil, surface and ground water study for the Oakdale d~rnp site. OOccttoobbeerr 2222., 11998800 =- AAnn AAggeennccyy sS~SaAfCf mmeemnbbeerr iInntteerrvviieewweedd aa wwoommaann wWhhoossee hhuussbbaanndd worked for St. Paul Terminal Warehouse Carpary during the 1960s. The sora vas wioreked45fosroSrt.iPa2u0l tTheerrgnipnalgWaSrteAhloEusSevtCoamgpnaniyeduorfinYig thSee1i96n0s.S00TheSiwtoEmasniwans aSbtlsetitmosporofviodpeerattoiotnh.e AgSeenvceryalstoaffftphehotpohgortaopghrsaphosf tahleseOdaekpdailceteddua8pbsuimtiengdurtirnaziler ittrsucktimtehato.fhoeprerhautsiboann.d waSsevedriavlinogf athned pwhhoitcohgrcaopnhtsoinaeldsobdaerpriecltsedofacbhuarnnicianlg wtarsatieler tfrruocmk3t.hat her husband was driving and which contained barrels of chemzcal waste from aGMo.taber 27, 1989 - A representative from th Minnesota Health Department CalledOctaobpeerrb2e7r, of198t0he-AAgenrc~pyreSsteanftfattioveinfdriocmatethethMatinnseesvoertaalHeaadlditthioDneaplartwne~lnlts called a member of the Agency staff to indicate that several additional wells hhaadd bbeeeenn ssaammpplleedd.. TThhee HHeeaalltthh DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt ssaammpplleedd tthhee ffiivvee ((55)) mmuunniicciippaall wweellllss iinn OOaakkddaallee,, ffiivvee ((55)) mmunniicciippaall wweellllss iinn NNoorrtthh SStt.. PPaauull,, ttwwoo ((22)) mmuunniicciippaall wweellllss iinn se1676 @ 11224444..00000022 oe Lo eo @ i en i Lake Elmo, three (3) municipal wells in Woodbury and 26 residential wells su~roundimg the Oakdale disposal site. October 29, lgSO - A repz~esentative from the Minnesota Health Department called an Agency staff member to indicate that residents of three (3) private wells morth of the Oakdale disposal site have been told not to use their well- water for domestic purposes. The wells ~ approximately sixty (60) feet in depth and preliminary ~esults indicate the presence of iso-proply ether in the water. October 29, laB0 - A field inspection and interview was conducted by A~ency staff with a former employee of Arthur Abresch, the Oak.dale site ov~er and operator. During the course of the interview it was discovered that during a period of time between 1946-1950 3M dry scrap waste was being hauled to a burning site on the @ or veer 1s preseneiy Oaters ei mer 3 pring station ad residertiat Ebberle farm north of the Oakdale dump site. The burn site was located due vest of what is presently Oakdale's well nLrnber 3 pLrnping station and residential d~vellings are now located on top of the site. October 31, 1980 - Through several telephone conversations and continued imvestigation the Agency staff was able to confirm another burT1in~ site w~..ich was CI used by 3M for the disposal of their dry scrap dLkring the early i9~0s. The site was located on the Gillett farTn vahich lies west of the Oakdale disposal site. November 5, 1980 - An A~ency staff member and a representative from the City of Oakdale conducted a field investigation at the Oakdale dump site to determine the location of an abandoned well. The well was located and the Minnesota Health Department was notified so that an investigation and eventual closure of the well will be carried out. Nd November 5, 1980 - Representatives from 3M met with A~ency staff to discuss additional information they have uncovered dLzring their interviews with retired S167? 11224444..00000033 . a= i a cary as 190. ctr Sie of sie that cols hme gore 0 re omits ccoom~aan~yy eem~pllooyyeeeess.. 33M iinnddiiccaatteedd tthhaatt tthheeyy ddiidd bbuussiinneessss wwiitthh AA~rrthhuurr AAbbrreesscchh as early as 1945. Another type of waste that could have gone to the Oakd~le ssiittee wwaass mmeetthhyyll--flssoo--bbuuttyyl) kkeettoonnee.. I3fM aallssoo ccoonnffiirrmmeedd tthhee uussee ooff tthhee bbuurmn ssiittee OnoTrtEh ooff tthhee OOa~kkddaallee duutmpp wwhhiicchh wwaass llooccaatteedd oonn tthhee EEbvbbeerrllee ffaarrmm.. NNoovveemnbbeerr 77,, 11998800 -- TThhee MMiirn~neessoottaa HHeeaalltthh DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt hheelldd aa mmeeeettiinngg vv~iitthh rreepprreesseennttaattiivveess ooff tthhee MMPCCAA,, CCiittyy ooff OOaakkddaallee aanndd WWaasshhiinnggttoonn CCoouunnttyy ttoo ddiissccuussss tthhee rreessuullttss ooff tthheeiirr ~annaallyyssiiss ooff tthhee mmunniicciippaall wweellll waatteerr ssaammpplleess.. DDuurriinngg tthhee mmeeeettiinngg tthhee HHeeaalltthh DDeeppaarrttmmeenntt ggaavvee aallll aatttteennddeeeess aa ccooppyy ooff aa nneewwss rreelleeaassee tthhaatt tthheeyy ww~erree ggooiinngg ttoo pprreesseenntt tthhaatt aafftteermnoooonn.. IInn ssuurm~anarryy,, tthhee nneewwss rreelleeaassee ssaaiidd tthhaatt aallll mmunniicciippaall w~ellllss eexcceepptt OOaakkddaallee''ss mmuunniicciippaall wweellllss 33 aanndd 44 ccoouu~lIdd bbee ccoonnssiiddeerreedd ""ffrreeee ffrroomm ccoonnttaammiinnaattiioonn aanndd ssaaffee ffoorr hhuummaann ccoonnssuu~mppttiioonn"".. OOsakkddaallee''ss wweellllss 33 aanndd 44 vw~aillll rreemmaaiinn sshhuutt ddoowwnn uunnttiill aaddddiittiioonnaall tteessttiinngg ccaann bbee ddoonnse.. NBoovveemn~bbeerr 1i00,, 11998800 -- TThhee GGruoouunndd WVaatteerr SSeeccttiioonn iinn tthhee DDiivviissiioonn ooff WWaatteerr QQ~uaalliittyy sseenntt aa ppr~ooppoosseedd hhyyddrrooggeeoollooggiicc ssttuuddyy oouuttlliinnee aass aa PPhhaassee II iinnvveessttiiggaattiioonn e ooff tthhee OO~a<kddaallee ssiittee ttoo tthhee DDSSKW.. TThhee ppuurrlp~oossee ooff tthhee hhyyddrrooggeeoollooggiicc ssttuuddyy iiss ttoo ddeeffiinnee tthhee iimmppaacctt ooff aannyy ssiittee ccoonnttasmmiinnaattiioonn oonn ggrroowunndd wwaatteerr qquuaalliittyy ~anudd ttoo eessttaabblliisshh sstteeppss ffoorr aalllleevviiaattiinngg aannyy iimmppaaccttss oonn ggrroouunndd wwaatteerr.. NNoovveemrbbeerr ~100,, 11996800 -- RReepprreesseennttaattiivveess ffrroomm 33M mmeett wwiitthh AAggeennccyy Ssttaaffff ttoo ddiissccuussss tthhee AAggeennccyy--pprrooppoosseedd hhyyddrrooggeesollooggiicc ssttuuddyy ffoorr tthhee OOaakkddaallee ssiittee. NNoovveemnbbeerr 1122,, 11998800 ~- AAnn AAggeennccyy Ssttaaffff mseemmpeerr ccoonnttaacctteedd aa rreepprreesseennttaattiivvee ooff AAmmeerriiccaann CCaann CCoon.paannyy ttoo ddiissccuussss wwiitthh tthhee ctoomm@paannyy tt~heeiirr iinmvvoollvveemmeenntt iinn ddiissppoossaall ooff wwaassttee aatt tthhee OOaakkddaallee dduu~nm~ ssiittee dduuur~iinngg ttlhnee 1199550Oss.. NNoovveenmbbeerr 1122., 11998800 -- AAggeennccyy ssttaaffff aatttteennddeedd aann OOaakkddaallee cciittyy ccoouunncciill mmeeeettiinngg ttoo i4nnffoorrmm tthhee ccoouunncciill aanndd pp~ubblliicc ppaarrttiicciippaannttss ooff tthhee pprrooggrreess~s mmaaddee iinn tthhee AAggeennccyy''ss iinnvveessttiiggaattiioonn ooff tthhee OOaakkddaallee ssiittee aanndd ddiissccuussss tthhee pprrooppoosseedd hhyyddrrooggeeoollooggiicc ssttuuddyy tthhaatt wwiillll bbee ccaarrrriieedd oouutt aatt tthhee ssiittee.. 561676 11224444..00000044 Lieeds .o NNoovveemnbbeerr 1133,, 11988800 -- AAnn AAggeennccyy ssttaaffff mmeemmbbeerr ccoonnttaacctteedd aa rreepprreesseennttaattiivvee ooff Fhinote Carper (15. Gps Carpi) to discus ich company representatives Flintkote Company (U.S. Gypsum Company) to discuss with company ~epresentatives the past imelvement in Sisposal of waste at the Cale Grp site ring the ~hei1" past involvement in disposal of waste at the Oakdale dump site during the 10508. 195Os. vesber 18, 1980 Th Agcy sen ov. ects to 51 on pares sveived November 14, 1980 - The Agency sent out letters to all knov,~ parties involved ah the Oacale dr site requesting Shen to review the culines hogeslogic with the Oakdale dump site requestin~ them to review the outlined hydro~eolo~!c dy indicate within ten (0) day of receipt of the Jtter the willingess study and indicate within ten (I0) days of r~ceipt of the letter their w~.llingness I to do the study. -- II. Discussion: The att vas developed tne outine of a droologic sty for the Tl]e staff has developed the outline of a hydrogeologic study for the Gada dp site. To purpose of nat sty wild bo to durin th ipa of Oakdale dump site. The purpose of that study will be to define the impart of te site on grad ater ansey and to estabLioh steps for alleviating ay the site on ~round water quality and to establish steps for alleviatin~ ww irpacts. such impacts. Prior to the Agency Board meeting on Noverber 25, 1960, Agency Staff will Prior to the Agency Board meeting on November 25, 1980, Agency staff will ve senting cepies of tne hyogseiasic std to a3 Hoon parties sa bear ns be sending copies of the hydroEeologic study to all known parties who bear any sponsibility for the Gudale dp ite wd reqesting then 0, witH Sen (10 responsibility for the Oakdale dump site and ~equestin~ them to, within ten tare af gage oF 5 Sty Tie seats wi aT a to the set days of receipt of the study outline, indicate their willingness to do the stud>,. ed we the respons of the partis nveived, the genes SLE vith Based upon the response of the pa~ties involved, the Agency staff will pte. vn tre Aura Sows 5 <7 Sovmonr 5, T5E5 evcing tr a of 0 ~eport to the Agency Board at the November 25, 1980 meeting the status of vag, reshed Teltive to the rplanentation of the Mg 30s. arrangement reached relative to the implementation of the hydrog~ologic stud)~. 501679 11224444..00000055 swans 3MA00610638