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-18- 75, Prefer soil and aquifer conditions that offer natural protection over that designed into the facility was the 4th optional criterion for chemical treat- ment and transfer/storage facilities and the 3rd optional criterion for incin- eration. 76. Both the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota Geolo- gical Survey (MGS) advised the Board that soil conditions are not critical for hazardous waste processing facilities due to the requirements for full contain- ment of materials on site. The MPCA stated that while heavy textured subsoils are preferred due to the impermeable nature of such soils, other soils should not be automatically considered unsuitable. The MGS noted that contact between the soil and hazardous materials would occur only if and when the man-made con- tainment structure failed and this contact would only exist until clean-up procedures were complete. 77. Statutory requirement -- This criterion addresses the statutory require- ment for protection of natural resources. V. APPLICATION OF CRITERIA 78. The Waste Management Board hired Damon Farber and Associates and E.A. Hickock and Associates to gather the data needed to apply this criteria to the 7-county Metropolitan Area. 79. A letter requesting current land use plans, zoning maps and existing land use maps was mailed to communities within the Metropolitan Area.