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City Council meeting of June 18, 1990 Page b by the price Creek Watershed District. The road extensions shown on the site plan were laid out so as to avoid crossing the railroad spur encroachment into the protected wetlands and to provide future access to the industrial and residential areas north of the site in question. The developers are proposing to screen the entire boundary of the site with an eight foot high treated wood fence. The site will be served with water by an on-site well approximately 190' deep, with a b" steel casing and a 10' long Johnson stainless steel well screen. The pump will be capable of generating 50 gallons per minute at 70 lbs. per sq. inch pressure. The bankruptcy judge for the Harstad Company has informed us that the sale of this property to Mr. A. J. Bumby will be subject to approval by the bankruptcy court. The following permits are required of the applicant by the appropriate agencies: 1. Well permits from the State Department of Health. ?. Water appropriation permit from the DNR. _. Drainage permits from the Rice Creek Watershed District. 4. Hazardous waste generator permit from the Environmental Protection Agency. 5. Hazardous waste generator permit from the Washington County Dept. of Health. 6. Sanitary sewer extension permit from the State Dept. of Health./ 7. Construction permits from the City. It. is the company'5 intent to heat the building and operate the boilers with natural gas and/or diesel fuel. All emissions from the site are subject to FCA emission regulations. It was suggested that an Environmental Assessment Worksheet be prepared for this development; however, it was pointed out that based on new criteria, the application in question may not meet the threshold requirements for mandating an EAW. The business in question is anticipated to employ 30 full-time employees and .25 seasonal employees. Lumber will be brought to the site primarily by rail and will leave the site primarily by truck:. The anticipated traffic flow to and from the site by employees and trucking is 140 to 146 trips per day. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 462.158, Subd. 4B, the site does not require formal subdivision approval. The applicants have r indicated they will consent to a Developer's Agreement to accommodate the extension of public utilities and streets to serve the site. The site will be used for the pressure t.reatment of lumber, plywood, timbers, pole=s and other wood products with a water -borne preservative, chromated copper No other chemical preservatives will be used within the plant or on site. The proposed facility will utilize a good -treating process to be: installed in a frilly integrated, closed system in which the application, receipt, transfer, and storage of preservative chemicals takes place within a contained system, which minimizes the potential for worker contact and exposure to preservatives and the potential for discharges of preservative chemicals to the environment_ No drip pads are, to be used on site. The treatment process takes place within pressure chambers e_.ltili.2il;g a 98% water, 2,, chemical sollt'cican. The applicants havc:::' indicated that the proposal. in question is a "state of the art." operation r which 1..C°� CF..:'sa.��ne in anticipation CST new standards COfflinl='► C+l_ti= by t..E-!t_' Pl.,f-i and EPA,. They have assured th-te City thrat creosote or pentaa will nr._+t to be used in this facility now or at any time in the future. The c..it,, staff city engineer, and RCWD representatives met. with the ap�:�1.ic:ant o;; �a.nc: y 12 to discuss items of mutual concern. .