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LAW OFFICES HESSIAN, MCKASY & SODERBERG PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION Minneapolis • Saint Paul • Washington,D.C. 4700 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 -2228 (612) 330 -3000 Facsimile 371 -0653 April 15, 1997 VIA MESSENGER Commissioner Peder A. Larson Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 Joseph G. Maternowski Lee A. Henderson (612) 330 -3000 Re: De Minimis Settlement Process Schnitzer Iron and Metal Company Superfund Site Dear Commissioner Larson: We serve as Common Counsel to the Schnitzer Iron and Metal MERLA Site Group (the "Group "). We have previously provided comments to staff of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Ground Water and Solid Waste Division relating to the Pre - Cleanup Investigation and Focused Feasibility Study, Revised Response Action Plan and the Draft Minnesota Decision Document relating to the Schnitzer Iron and Metal MERLA Site. On Friday, March 21, 1997, members of the Group met with Dale Thompson and Dale Trippler of your staff and Jocelyn Olson from the Attorney General's Office to discuss the status of the Schnitzer matter and particularly the MPCA's plan to pursue a de minimis settlement in the Schnitzer matter. We are writing on behalf of the members of the Schnitzer Group to express the grave concerns we have with MPCA staff's plan to proceed with a de minimis settlement. A list of the members participating in this response is attached as Exhibit A. PAST CONCERNS In the past the Group has expressed concerns to MPCA staff about the Schnitzer matter. This has been a problem site for many years and has seen a variety of staff changes over the years. The project has been plagued by procedural irregularities which have and will continue to interfere with effective resolution of the Schnitzer site. These deficiencies, which are outlined