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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Celebrating our 25th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of the Clean Water Act
July 28, 1992
Mr. Leroy Bohnsack
17072 Revere Yay
Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372
Dear Mr. Bohnsack:
RE: Petroleum Storage Tank Release Investigation and Corrective Action
Site: TJ's Tire and Towing, 16675 Franklin Trail Southeast
Site ID*: LEAK00005428
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has received notification that a
release of petroleum has occurred from storage tank facilities which you own
and/or operate.
Federal and state laws require that persons legally responsible for storage
tank releases notify the MPCA of the release, investigate the extent of the
release and take actions needed to ensure that the release is cleaned up. A
person is generally considered legally responsible for a tank release if the
person owned or operated the tank either during or after the release.
Ve are aware that an initial investigation of the site has occurred and
petroleum contaminated soil and/ot ground water has been identified. The MPCA
staff is therefore requesting you to take the necessary steps to investigate
and clean up the release in accordance with the enclosed MPCA technical
documents. If you have not already done so, we recommend that you hire a
qualified consulting firm who has experience in conducting petroleum release
site,investigations and taking corrective actions. The MPCA requires that the
site investigation fully define the extent and magnitude of the soil and/or
ground water contamination caused by the release. Ve reserve the right to
reject proposed corrective actions if the requirements of the site
investigation have not been fulfilled. In addition, you must notify the MPCA
within 24 hours if you discover free-floating petroleum product on the surface
of the ground water.
If you do perform the requested work, the state may reimburse you for a major
portion of your costs. The Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act establishes a
fund which in certain circumstances provides partial reimbursement for
petroleum tank release cleanup costs. This fund is administered by the Petro
Board. More specific eligibility rules are available from the Petro Board
(612/297-1119 or 612/297-4203).
520 Lafayette Rd.; St. Paul, MN 55155-3898; (612) 296-6300; Regional Offices: Duluth - Brainerd - Detroit Lakes - Marshall- Rochester
Equal Opportunity Employer. Printed on Recycled Paper
Mr. Leroy Bohnsack
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July 28, 1992
If you do not respond within 30 days, MPCA staff will assume you do not intend
to comply with this request. In this event, the MPCA Commissioner may order
you to take corrective action at the site. If you do not comply with the
Commissioner's order, it may be enforced in court or, alternatively, the MPCA
could spend its own money cleaning up the release and then seek to recover its
costs from you or other responsible persons through legal action. Failure to
cooperate with the MPCA in a timely manner may also result in reduced
reimbursement from the Petro Board.
If you conclude that the release in question is not from any tank which you
have owned or operated, please notify the MPCA immediately and explain the
basis of your conclusion.
A packet of fact sheets is enclosed for your information.
For site specific questions, contact me, your site's project manager, at
612/297-8613. In addition, all future correspondence should be addressed to
me.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
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Pollution Control Specialist
Tanks and Spills Section
Hazardous Vaste Division
cc: David Umnacht, City Manager, Prior Lake
Robert Mertens, Fire Chief, Prior Lake
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