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MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL ACISNCY D iv isio n o f S o lid Waste Enforcement S ection S ta tu s o f In v e s tig a tiv e Study R e la tin g to an I n d u s t r i a l W aste Dump in O ak d ale, M in n eso ta O ctober ?ft, 1980 ISSUE STATEMENT The M innesota P o llu tio n C o n tro l A gency's I n d u s t r i a l and H azardous Waste E n fo rcem en t S e c tio n i n the D iv is io n o f S o lid W aste (DOW) h a s been c o n d u c tin g an i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f an abandoned dump s i t e L ocated :in th e s o u th % o f Sect ion 18, Township 29 N o rth , Range 21 West i n O a k d a le , M in n eso ta. The i n v e s t i g a t i o n began in May o f 1978, how ever, n o t u n t i l r e c e n t l y d id t h e i n v e s t i g a t i o n r e v e a l t h a t th e r e a re two s e p a r a te d is p o s a l a re a s "lo c ated in c lo s e p ro x im ity to one a n o th e r. The i n v e s tig a tio n a ls o re v e a le d that, b o th s i t e s had allow ed the dumping a s w e ll a s th e b u ry in g o f i n d u s t r i a l c h e m ic a l w a s te s . A m e e tin g v/as loetd on O c to b e r 13-, 1980, w ith a l l known p a r t i e s a s s o c i a t e d w ith th e Oakdaj e dump s i t e and the' a g e n c y 's s t a f f u p d a te d them on th e A g e n c y 's o re o u n t inv'w stj -- gat ion. I . Badeground: May 22.,_1978 - B i l l H e n n in g s, an O akdale r e s i d e n t , is s u e d a c o m p la in t ab o u t th e O akdale dump s i t e and t h a t a r e d d is h - y e llo w le a c h a te was s u r f a c in g on a r e a s o f th e dump. ..LVIir IJeLc:.A? " The MPCA's D iv is io n o f W ater Q u a li t y r e f e r s th e O akdale dump s i t e i n v e s t i g a t i o n o v e r t o th e D iv is io n o f -S o lid W aste. Ju q.e 19?8 - Two Agency s t a f f i n v e s t i g a t e d w hat a p p e a re d t o be an abandoned m u n icip al dump. The i n v e s tig a tio n r e p o r t n o te d t h a t th e r e were m a n y ;p ile s o f p l a s t i c p a c k a g in g m a t e r ia l w hich th e y th o u g h t may have come from 3M. ,.1978 " ':ihe Agency s e n t a l e t t e r t o th e O akdale c i t y a d m i n i s tr a t o r a d v is in g him o l th e p re s e n c e o f th e O akdale dump and r e q u e s t i n g in f o r m a tio n fr.orri th e c i t y r e g a r d i n g th e s i t e . j .u Ty_l.Z j_iZ ~ The O akdale c i t y a d m i n i s t r a t o r re s p o n s e d t o th e A g e n cy 's le tte r but provided l i t t l e inform ation. Exhibit 1242 State of Minnesota v. 3M Co., Court File No. 27-CV-10-28862 M arla A vaila hle hv 3M fn r lo sofictin n and C nnvinn as (Dnnfirlfintial In fo rm a tio n 1 1 2 4 2 .0 0 0 1 3M A0?fif)47r)f) 3MA02604700 - . Mardi 12, 1979 - The Agency c o n t a c t e d Bi l l Ilorriini ngs (comp.1 id n a n t) t,o in fo rm him t h a t th e Agency would be ta k in g a ".stand by" approach co n cern in g the Oakdale s i t e pending development o f the s i t e . May 24, 1979 - An Agency s t a f f member I s a g a in a s s i g n e d to t h e O akdale dump s i t e to in v e s tig a te the s i t e and ntike recommendations. June 28, 1979 - M in n e s o ta M ining and M a n u f a c tu r in g (3M) r e s p o n s e by l e t t e r t o A g e n c y 's r e q u e s t c o n c e r n i n g t h e i r in v o lv e m e n t w i t h t h e O akdale dump s i t e . 3M acknow ledged t h e i r u s e o f t h e s i t e b u t o n l y f o r d i s p o s a l o f t a p e , h a r d e n e d r e s in and m iscellan eou s scrap . Sep bomber A, 1979 - A member o f the? 1)3W KnlarrcemonL S e c t i o n ' s s t a f f c o n d u c te d a f i e l d i n v e s t i g a t i o n o f th e Oakdale dump s i t e a s a p a r t o f an abandoned dump survey of the m etropolitan area. A p r i l 28, 1960 - Another f i e l d invest!gallon was p e r fo rm e d a t the, O ak d ale 'dump site to investigate the possibility that t h e dump s i t e may have accepted chemic w a s t e s . I t was determined t h a t a more d e t a i l e d investigation was i n order. May. 13, 1980 -- The M in n eso ta Department o f T r a n s p o r t a t i o n s u b m i t t e d t o the Agency a r e p o r t o f t h e s o i l b o rin g s t h a t wore dug p r i o r ' to th e con;:; t r u e Lion o f S t a t e Highway 2 1 2 . The r e p o r t i n d i c a t e d t h a t b o r i n g s were n o t done in th e v i c i n i t y o f t h e dump clue to t h e p o t e n t i a l tm zards in v o lv e d . June 5, 1980 - 3M a s w e ll a s one o f th e p r e se n t p ro p erty owners was c o n ta c te d by 'le tte r to re q u e st more p re c is e info rm atio n concerning p a s t disposed a t the ;0okdale' dump s i t e . June 9, 1980 - The p re s e n t p ro p e rty owner responded to the Agency l e t t e r o f i n q u i r y . He s t a t e d th a t th e p r o p e r t y i n q u e s t i o n was p u r c h a s e d i n .1.961 and t h a t the dump s i t e was a l r e a d y abandoned. H is f u t u r e p la n s f o r th e s ite included p ossib le co:nmercial development. .July 11, 1980 - 3M r e s p o n d s t o l e t t e r o f I n q u i r y .and c o n f ir m s t h a t i n d u s t r i a l chem ical waste (heptane, to lu e n e , m eth yl-eth yl ketone and a ceton e) were disposea t t h e Oakdale dump. 3M a l s o p rovid ed in fo rm a tio n a s to the h i s t o r y o f t h e d i s p o s a l s i t e and p o s s ib le c o n t a c t p e r s o n s. August 6, 1980 - The Agency r e q u e s t s in fo n n a ti on by l e t t e r from a o a s t p ro p e rty owner and o p e ra to r o f the d isp o sa l s i t e concerning s i t e d isp o sa l p ra ctices during the 1950s. 'mrnrnimmmm M ade A vailahle hv 3M fn r Insnention and C onvinn as C onfidential Inform a tion1 1 2 4 2 .0 0 0 2 : ' ' 3 M A 0 ? fi0 4 7 f)1 3MA02604701 cC" 0 O 3. -3- August. 13, 198C - The p a s t p ro p e rty owner and s i t e operator.* responded to A gency's re q u e s ts and in d ic a te d -th at he had c o n tra c te d w ith s e v e ra l com panies to h a u l t h e i r w aste to th e O akdale dump, how ever, th e m a jo rity o f w aste was g e n e r a te d by 3M. He a l s o in d ic a te d , t h a t S t. P a u l T erm in a l W arehouse Company (now known a s Space C e n te r T ra n s p o rt, I n c .) u sed th e s i t e f o r d is p o s a l f o r a p p r o x im a te ly one m onth u n t i l th e y a c q u ir e d s h e l f own s i t e i n Woodbury, M innesota. August 19, 1980 - A l e t t e r o f in q u iry wont out to o f f i c i a l s o f Space C enter T ra n sp o rt, In c . re q u e s tin g in fo rm atio n about th e com pany's involvem ent w ith th e Oakdale dump. S ep tem b er I f , 11)80 - A g e n e r a l c o u n s e l f o r dpauo C e n te r, I n c . re sp o n d e d to th e Agency l e t t e r o f request, and in d ic a te d th a t S t. Paul Term inal Warehouse Company d id u se th e O akdale dump f o r w aste d i s p o s a l f o r a p p ro x im a te ly one y e a r i n 1960. The l e t t e r a l s o w ent on t o s t a t e t h a t th e o n ly p a r t y f o r w hich fixe company d id d i s p o s a l work was 3M Company. ^gM!Ilgr_? 6 > 1980 " A l e t t e r was s e n t o u t to one o f th e p r o p e r t y ow ners re q u e stin g th a t he propose a ground writer m onitoring program fo r the d isp o sa l s i t e and subm it i t to th e Agency by O ctober 31, 1980. A copy o f the l e t t e r s e n t sto th e p r o p e r t y owner- was a l s o a d d r e s s e d t o 3M a lo n g w ith a c o v e r l e t t e r which in d ic a te d th a t th e A gency's re q u e st to th e p ro p e rty owner does not a b s o lv e 3M from any r e s p o n s i b i l i t y r e l a t i n g t o th e O akdale dump s i t e . O ctober ., 1, 198Q ~ An i n t e r v i e w was co n d u c te d w ith a fo rm e r em ployee o f the O akdale dump o p e r a t o r who w orked a t th e s i t e d u r in g th e 1950s. Trie em ployee to ld o f p a s t d isp o sa l p r a c tic e s th a t occurred a t th e s i t e which in clu d ed the b u ry in g o f 5 5 - g a llo n cru ris o f ch e m ic al w a ste s t h a t o r i g i n a t e d from 3M. Oct o b e r 1, IS 80 - B i l l Hemming ( th e o r i g i n a l compl ai nan r;) a g a in eoi ila c te d Agency s t a f f to d i s c u s s th e O akdale dump s i t e and p ro v e d some a d d ic lo n a l in fo rm atio n c o n c e rn in g th e dump s i t e . O ctober- 3, 1980 - The M in n e so ta G e o lo g ic a l S urvey was c o n ta c te d to o b t a i n in f o r m a tio n c o n c e rn in g th e w e lls t h a t have b een lo g g e d n e a r th e O akdale dump site . O ctober 6, 1980 - A member o f th e A gency's s t a f f met w ith a W ashington C ounty o f f i c i a l aid a fo rm e r 3M em ployee who w orked f o r 3M f o r 21 y e a r s 3M em ployee a l s o h a s l i v e d n e a r th e O akdale dump s i t e f o r th e p a s t AO y c a r and was in v o lv e d i n th e c o n t a i n e r i z i n g o f th e w a ste t h a t w a n t to th e 'Warn-, M arie A v a ila b le hv 3M fn r Insner-.tinn and C n n vin n as O.nnfirlRntial In fo rm a tio n 1 1 2 4 2 .0 0 0 3 3MAn?fifU7n? 3M A02604702 * dump . 'Llic 3M em ployee was Uio ;f l Ti-:;L to r;.:veal. lot n it Uv;?r e wer e t vio se p n r ; * " d isp ;o s a l s i t e s lo c a t e d in d o s e - p reixi.rrii ty to one nnc il.l'Kr ( c o n f ir m a tio n o ;1r t h i s fre p o :r t was o b ta i re d d u r in g Uvj :e tv in rp er : t i.on) . 3M1.". w' is l e s a l s o were d i: eo s.ed o f it Idris si.to . _1bbu ~ W ater sj-irnplos from Onkdule c i t y wo L1 i n.irnl icri: a and d v e re ta k e n , A.1so t h r e e p r i v a t e r e s i d e n t i a l w e ll:; w ere sam p led . (S am ples now ip. c u sto d y o f M innesota H e a lth lie p a r tm e n t.) O ctober 9, 1960 - Three a d d itio n a l w ater sam ples wore token from p r iv a te r e s i d e n t i a l w e lls j u s t s o u th o f O akdale clump. (Sam ples now in c u s to d y o f M in n eso ta Ileal r.h 'hepari m ont. ) Oc t o b e r 9- 1 0 , 1980 - L o c a t e d MOOT c o n s t r u e t:i on e n g i n e e r a nd i n s p e c t o r who worked on t h e h i g h w a y 21k p r o j e c t . t i s i e m o r r e c a l l e d u n c o v e r i n g n u m e ro us l b - p a l l o r , drums c o n t a i n i n g l i q u i d w a s t e . He c o n t o r t e d 111 l o r I n f o r m a t i o n ' i 'crl.u i n i nr; t o c o n t e n t : ; r f drill,:; Ini. w o n r x d im r o s p . o n , . Hruinn r m f ,, i-. c I ; 11'' '1 Iii gl iw; ly r i o t i t - o f -wa y and c o v e r e d o v e r aoniia. - 'it,e ilblv re q u e s te d tool .id eal, nurd ;d.aj ,ce from tl ,o G r e e d W ater S ectio n in th e D iv isio n o f W ater Q u ality c o n e o m iry th e p o te n tia l ground w a te r pro b lem t h a t may o c c u r nr; th e r e s u l t o f ch e m ic al w a ste tr in e , d is p o s e d o f a t th e O akdale dump tu t e . - A m eetin g was h e ld w ish a l l known p a r t i e s in v o lv e d in trie .O akdale dump s i t e , in c l u d i n g r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f l o c a l g o v ern m en t, m a jo r w aste g e n e ra to rs , t r a n s p o r te r s and p r iv a te lan d ow ners. The m eeting was field to s e t m m otion a c tio n th a t w ill be e s s e n tia l fn e v a lu a tin g and c o r r e c t i n g p ro b lem s t a il: in.ay e x i s t a t th e O nxdale duns s i t e . - - " ber -- ltJbU ~ A nien,bt?r o f th e Agency s t a f f met wi in members o f th e O akdale C ity C ounsel to up d ate them on th e Agency in v e s tig a tio n co n c ern in g th e Oakdale dump s i t e . The O akdale c o u n s e l was a l s o in fo rm e d o f th e f u t u r e fo r m a tio n o f t h e t a s k f r c e who Wl11 be r e s p o n s i b l e in e s t a b l i s h i n g g u i d e l i n e s f o r th e m a jo r s o i l , s u r f a c e end g round w a te r s tu d y f o r th e O akdale dump s i t e . 11 . D iscu ssi on: At th e p re te rit tim e, th e s t a f f o f th e M innesota P o llu tio n C entroi Aeeoey (MPCA} h a s no d e f i n i t i o n o f th e seopo o f th e p ro b lem t h a t e x i s t s t s e r o " ,, l k o f th e O akdale du,,p s i t e . T here i s an u n c e r ta in ty a s to how th e c o n te n ts o f tn e s u l>j o e I: d is p o s a l s i t e have ChanCod wi t , Lime. T h e r e f o r e , th e A,a-hey s t a f f M ade A vailahla hv 3M fn r Insnfir.tinn and C nnvinn as r.nnfid an tial Infnrm a tinn1 1 2 4 2 .0 0 0 4 3MAn?fin47n3 3MA02604703 separate r-s S /.' i s in th e p ro c e ss o f e s ta b lis h in g g u id eltries fo r a m ajor s o i l , su rfa ce and gro und v/uter s tu d y f o i' the; Oakdcile clump s i t e . In th e m eetin g o f O c to b e r 13, l r)!>n, i t was geneiall : y a g re e d by a l l in v o lv e d p a r t i e s t h a t th e s tu d y v.'uc n e c e s s a ry and th a t a ta s k fo rce would be sot: up t o work o u t th e p r e lim in a ry g u id e d in e s o f th e s tu d y . The p a r ti c ip a ti o n o f most o f th e p o t e n t i a l l y re sp o n sib le p a r tie s in th is com m ittee i s , however, in question a t th is tim e. The Agency w i l l be s e n d in g o u t a forma.', r e q u e s t to a l l c o n c e rn e d p a r t i e s a s k in g them to p ro v id e i n d i v i d u a l s t h a t w ill lx; uJclc to provi.de; Uadi! d c a t a s s is ta n c e in proposing the ground w ater study. D uring tiie tim e o f the stu d y tne A gency's in v e s tig a tio n w ill co n tin u e and th e Agency w i l l be a s k in g 3M t o fu r th e r j d e n t i f y th e w a ste s th a t w ere disposed o f at the s i t e . The A ttorn ey G e n e r a l 's s t a f f wi .11 be r e se a r c h in g th e is s u e o f l i a b i l i t y d u rin g th e tim e t h e t a s k fo r c e works o u t th e c o n d i t i o n s f o r th e s d 11 and ground water stu d y . T his type o f re searc h by the Attorney G e n e ra l's s t a f f i s n ecessary because th e waste g en e ra to r never owned, operated or d ir e c tly h a u le d t o th e O akdale s i t e and p r e s e n t p r o p e r t y owners d id n o t own the p ro p e r ty a t -the tim e d isp o sa l took p la c e . j The M in n e so ta Department o f P u b lic H e a lth i s now d e v e lo p in g a w e ll w a te r " sam pling program which w ill in c lu d e sam pling and an alyzing b o th m unicipal and re s id e n tia l, w e lls su rro u n d in g the su b ject disposal, s i t e . The in fo rm atio n t h a t w ill be o b ta in e d from t h i s sam pling program w ill a id Agency s t a f f in d e te rm in in g th e m agnitude o f th e p o te n tia l, problem th a t the Oakdale d is p o s a l s i t e g e n e ra te s . The M innesota H ealth departm ent i s a lso tailin g r e s p o n s ib ility f o r h e a l t h r e l a t e d p ro b lem s t h a t may a r o s e in th e m u n ic ip a l w a te r s u p p ly a s th e r e s u l t o f th e O akdale dump s i t e . M ade A vailahle hv 3M fn r Insnention and C onvinn as C onfidential Inform a tion1 1 2 4 2 .0 0 0 5 3MA0?fif)47r)4 3MA02604704