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A <br />WSB <br />- Engineering ■ Planning a Environmental a Construction <br />& 4ssocw,r . Inc. <br />Memorandum <br />To: Jay Hartman, City of St. Anthony <br />Todd Hubmer, WSB & Associates, Inc. <br />From: Erick Francis, WSB & Associates, Inc. <br />Date: April 30, 2010 <br />701 Xenia Avenue South <br />Suite 300 <br />Minneapolis, MN 55416 <br />Tel: 763 - 5414800 <br />Fax: 763- 541.1700 <br />Re: Soil sampling analysis and remediation recommendations for the proposed St. <br />Anthony Public Garden site, within the City of St. Anthony. <br />WSB Project No. 1626 -52 <br />The following memo outlines soil sampling results and soil remediation recommendations for the <br />proposed St. Anthony Public Garden Site located on the corner of Kenzie Terrace and Coolidge <br />St., within the City of St. Anthony (see attached figure). <br />Four soil samples were collected from the proposed St. Anthony Garden Site and were delivered <br />to the University of Minnesota Soils Laboratory for the following analysis: Results of this <br />analysis are also detailed in (Table A). <br />• Soil Texture <br />• Soluble Salts <br />• Total Phosphorus <br />• Lead <br />• Organic Matter <br />• pH <br />• Potassium <br />Based on the recommendations from the University of Minnesota Soil Testing Laboratory and <br />the University of Minnesota Extension Service, the proposed St. Anthony Garden Site is low in <br />organic matter and high in clay which is not ideal for a successful vegetable garden and a <br />considerable amount of soil remediation will be required to develop a successful garden. <br />Recommended improvements to the St. Anthony Garden Site including the incorporation of <br />organic material (compost) to the existing topsoil, the use of specifically recommended fertilizers <br />(Table B), the installation of raised garden beds where small amounts of suitable topsoil may be <br />imported by each plot owner, or the removal and replacement of the existing topsoil soil with <br />suitable gardening topsoil. All of these recommendations would provide a significant <br />improvement to the sites existing conditions however the cost of implementing these <br />improvements may be prohibitive to the overall project. <br />Please review the attached tables, Master Gardener recommendations, including websites, and <br />please feel free to contact me at 763 -512 -5251 to discuss. <br />Minneapolis ■ St. Cloud <br />Equal Opportunity Employer <br />Y',wiazasxwmm.�.vn.m� srnx_e.nr s•mW iw.om.uo< <br />