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aALLIANT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET II Robinson Sod Farm PAGE20 <br />c. Project related generation/storage of hazardous wastes - Describe hazardous wastes <br />generated/stored during construction and/or operation of the project. Indicate method of disposal. <br />Discuss potential environmental effects from hazardous waste handling, storage, and disposal. <br />Identify measures to avoid, minimize or mitigate adverse effects from the generation/storage of <br />hazardous waste including source reduction and recycling. <br />During construction, the project will follow the NPDES permit requirements and city ordinances to <br />avoid and minimize effects from the storage of hazardous waste. Generation of small quantities of <br />household hazardous waste will occur when residents are living on the property. Anoka County <br />provides free recycling and disposal of hazardous wastes at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility <br />located in the nearby city of Blaine. <br />13. Fish, Wildlife, Plant Communities, and Sensitive <br />Ecological Resources (Rare Features) <br />a. Describe fish and wildlife resources as well as habitats and vegetation on or in near the site. <br />The habitats and vegetation present on site primarily consist of agriculture. Parcel 1 of the project <br />site also consists of landscaped lawn and mature deciduous trees around the existing residential <br />property. <br />Based on desktop analysis, there are private and public ditches that run throughout the property. <br />Additionally, there are potentially farmed wetland features present on site. Therefore, there is <br />potential habitat available for fish species on the project site. <br />Due to the disturbed nature of the project site, common wildlife species adapted to agriculture and <br />suburban environments, such as white-tailed deer, songbirds, and small mammals (squirrels, rabbits, <br />raccoons), are likely to occur within the project site. <br />b. Describe rare features such as state -listed (endangered, threatened or special concern) species, native <br />plant communities, Minnesota County Biological Survey Sites of Biodiversity Significance, and other <br />sensitive ecological resources on or within close proximity to the site. Provide the license agreement <br />number (LA- ) and/or correspondence number (ERDB ) from which the data were <br />obtained and attach the Natural Heritage letter from the DNR. Indicate if any additional habitat or <br />species survey work has been conducted within the site and describe the results. <br />State <br />The MN DNR NHIS database was queried (License agreement # 181676) to determine whether known <br />locations of rare plant, animal species, or other significant natural features are known to occur within <br />an approximate one -mile radius of the project site. A MN DNR NHIS concurrence request letter was <br />sent to the MN DNR to concur with the findings of the NHIS database query. The MN DNR issued <br />their NHIS review letter in May 2022 and their findings are described in Appendix C. <br />The NHIS review identified eight vegetation species and one reptile species occurring within one mile <br />of the site. There are no state listed species within the project site. These species include: <br />