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REQUEST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET (EAW) A. Description of the Proposed Project - Relocation of Lake Elmo Composting, Spring Cleanup and Public Works facilities to a location known as the Berschens site at 45th Street North. B. Name, Address and Telephone Number of Representative of the Petitioners /�t1 «xa_E� LMD, H N 1 5 ��(a 277-75 Rr Cl. Surface water quality would be affected by the Compost site and, to a lesser degree, by the Public Works site. The proposed site par- tially includes the watershed districts overlay area for Lake Jane. All surface water, even if collected in holding ponds, due to heavy rains, would eventually flow to Lake Jane or to Clear Lake via cul- verts and natural waterways. Alkaline runoff from the site due to ,the composting concentration, would affect the surrounding land due to leaching and runoff.. C2. The proposed site is currently zoned agriculture and is prime farm land and would require re -zoning to a more developed use. C3. The relocation of the uses, Composting and Public Works, to the Berschens site would substantially increase traffic, noise and odors in a rural, residential environment. C4. over a period of years, if the holding ponds were not lined and sur- face water and water from the holding ponds was allowed to escape from the composting site, it could adversely affect the ground water of the area including the residential neighborhood, Lake Jane wells and Lake Jane itself. C5. The most serious effect would be on the residents closest to the compost due to the airborne pollution including Aspergillus Fumigatus (see attached excerpts from PCA on composting and effect it could have on people with suppressed immune systems. Also see medical concerns of area residents specific to them and their fam- ilies.). C6. An environmental review has not been done for this site by Lake Elmo prior to their proposed re -zoning and should be completed prior to re -zoning any property for its intended use.