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Samantha Orduno May 13, 1994 Page Two • The windrow on the site will be turned only when the wind is from the south, west, southwest or southeast only. • The size of the windrow will be reduced to assure that anaerobic (odor producing) conditions are less likely. • We will monitor the biological activity of the windrow through temperature and moisture measurements, and will turn the windrow based on those measurements rather than contractor scheduling as has been past practice. • We will keep records of site activities and our measurements so that if complaints are made we can correlate complaints with site activity. 4. Phosphorus loading of ponds in park/water quality issues We have contacted the Jim Hess with the City of Mounds View to determine other sources of water in those ponds. Enclosed is a map which shows that the two ponds receive water from the storm sewer system west of the site. Water drains from the northern pond to the southern pond, and then into a wetland and under highway 10 to another wetland. From there water drains back under Ardan Avenue and Highway 10 to other wetlands and eventually Rice Creek. The compost site is not the sole source of runoff to these ponds. Regardless of source, attempts should be made to reduce phosphorus loading in a watershed. A review of the literature on runoff characteristics from yard waste sites has shown that phosphorus levels are low in runoff from sites . In order no to rely solely on data in the literature, we are working with the Ramsey County Environmental Services program in the Department of Public Works to sample runoff from the yard waste site in Maplewood. If the results of this sampling indicate the need for a more extensive look into this issue, we will do so. 5. Problems at site, including traffic, odor and dust We have no records of complaints being made about these issues. Last year some site users complained about access and dust, but that was related to construction of Long Lake Road. Should we need to control dust, we would like to work with the City to water down the area or apply calcium chloride as necessary. The County can reimburse City costs for this.