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I. Pursuant to the Waste Management Act, Kim. Stat. Ch. 115A (1982), the WNB is required to prepare an inventory of "preferred areas" of up to 10 square miles each for commercial hazardous waste processing facilities. The final inventory must include at least three areas* for each of the following categories of commercial hazardous waste processing facilities: (a) a chemi- cal.processinng facility, (b) an incineration facility, and (c) a transfer and storage facility. 2. On April 22, 1982, eight outstate (outside the seven-county 'Twin Cities metropolitan area) areas were placed on the WMB inventory of preferred areas for hazardous waste processing facilities.. All eight were designated for chemical processing, transfer/storage, and two of the eight areas were also designated for incineration. 3. On April 22, 1982, the Hoard also decided to further review the seven-county metropolitan area to determine if there were additional possible areas which could be included in the inventory. The reason for continuing, and intensifying the search in the metro area is that approximately two-thirds of the state's hazardous wastes are generated there. (428 Ex. P). 4. On May 27, 1982, the Board informed the Mayor of Roseville of its con- tinuing search for areas in the seven-county metro area. (VM Ex. W). 5. On September 14, 1982, the Board informed the Mayor of Roseville that it had tentatively identified an area within the city as a possible "prelimi- nary area" for a processing facility, and invited the city to send a repre- sentative to a September 23 meeting at the State Capitol, where the Board would select approximately 30 areas for further study. (WMB Ex. T). 6. On Sceptember 23, 1982, the Board designated the Roseville site, along with 27 other sites, as preliminary areas for use as a chemical processing facility, and/or a trarisfer and storage facility. (WMB ME. V). The city was formally informed of this selection on that date. (WMB Ex. W). The September 23, 1982 news release did not mention the Roseville site. (VM Ex. V). 7. On November 4, 1982; the Hoard met and adopted selection factors to be used in evaluating the preliminary areas. (WMB Ex. BB). 8. On November 9, 1982, a public information meeting was held in Rose- ville. Notice of the meeting was given by press release sent to the Roseville Sun, St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch, The Minneapolis Star and Tribune, and various other newspapers and radio stations serving the Roseville area. (WNB Ex. Z). Articles appeared in the Pioneer Press,' Dispatch, Star and Tribune, Vadnais Heights-Little Canada Press, Roseville Sun and Roseville Re- view. (WMB Ex. IM). Approximately 125 people attended the meeting. (WMB Ex. 9. On December 16 and 17, the WMB met at the State Capitol to review the preliminary areas in light of information collected,at the various public in- formation meetings and assembled by the staff. The Mayor of Roseville testi- fied at the meeting requesting a reduction in the.proposed siting area. (ATB EK. FF)'. 'Dhe Board voted to reduce accordingly the proposed siting area, but tentatively included the reduced Roseville site for transfer/storage and chemical treatment facilities. NB 'Ex: FF). Of the 28 sites considered at that meeting, 16 were proposed as preferred areas, and 12 were eliminated from -2-