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TYPES, VOLUMES & DISTRIBUTION OF WASTES • <br /> The facility will be designed to manage aqueous inorganic <br /> wastes in general, and more specifically the aqueous and <br /> inorganic wastes generated by electroplating, printed circuit <br /> and other metal finishing industries. <br /> The general waste market potentially served by the Facility <br /> includes Minnesota industries contributing to the "heavy metal <br /> inorganic solution and sludges" category identified in the <br /> Board' s Hazardous Waste Management Report. According to this <br /> data, 33 , 800 tons per year or 19 . 4% of the state' s total <br /> hazardous waste falls into this category. Through a market <br /> assessment performed by MRC and Touche Ross Company, .6 million <br /> gallons of aqueous waste were identified as a potential market <br /> for the- Facility. These wastes include spent acid and alkaline <br /> solutions, mixed metal sludges, and other heavy metal <br /> solutions. The source of ' this data is the MPCA/Hennepin County <br /> Hazardous Waste Management Information System. While all of <br /> this waste could potentially be managed by the Facility, MRC <br /> has evaluated the general aqueous inorganic waste market in <br /> very broad terms . Additional analysis of the technical and <br /> economic aspects associated with these wastes represents a <br /> significant component of the Facility' s future development and <br /> marketing plans. • <br /> The specific waste market -for which the Facility will be <br /> primarily targeted is the aqueous inorganic wastes generated by <br /> electroplating, printed circuit and other metal finishing <br /> industries. There are 94 ,such firms in the metropolitan area <br /> and 42 firms in the outstate area. Based upon MRC' s original <br /> market assessment, as well as revisions made recently to <br /> reflect wastes committed through user contracts, Table 1 has <br /> been developed to estimate and project the amount of wastes <br /> that may be managed by the Facility. It is noted, that due to <br /> the proprietary nature of MRC' s marketing and user contract <br /> data, only summaries are included in the Table 1 <br /> characterization of the Facility' s primary market. It is also <br /> noted that the values in Table 1 have been developed in 4 <br /> categories as described below: <br /> Contractual Commitment - Guaranteed revenues based upon signed <br /> contracts with MRC. <br /> Anticipated amounts from committed companies - Amount of waste <br /> expected at the Facility based on historical effluent data, <br /> personal conversations and site visits. Due to the "put or <br /> pay" provisions in the contract, the contractual commitments <br /> are lower than the actual anticipated quantities. Therefore, <br /> this category represents a more accurate estimate of the waste <br /> which will actually be received by the Facility under current <br /> contractual commitments- <br /> A-11 <br />