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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
520 Lafayette Road, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155-3898
Telephone (612) 296-6300
July 19, 1991
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Mr. John Craig
Scott/Rice Telephone Company
5786 Credit River Road
Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372
Dear Mr. Criag:
RE: Petroleum Storage Tank Release Investigation and Corrective Action
Site: Scott/Rice Telephone Company, 5786 Credit River Road, Prior Lake
Site 10#: LEAK00004254
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.
We are aware that an initial investigation of the site has occurred and
petroleum contaminated soils and/or ground water have 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. 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
Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board (Petro Board). More specific
eligibility rules are available from the Petro Board (612/297-4017).
Regional Offices: Duluth' Brainerd' Detroit Lakes' Marshall' Rochester
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Mr. John Craig
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July 19, 1991
Please respond to this letter either in
after you receive it. Indicate whether
necessary actions, whom you have chosen
implementation. Please use the site 10
written communication.
writing or by telephone within 30 days
or not you intend to proceed with the
to do the work, and a schedule for
number at the top of this page on all
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 the site's project manager, Mark Koplitz,
at 612/297-8611. In addition, all future correspondence should be addressed to
the above mentioned project manager. If you have any general questions
regarding the leaking underground storage tank program please call me at
612/297-8587.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
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Pollution Control Specialist
Tanks and Spills Section
Hazardous Waste Division
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cc: David Unmacht, City Manager, Prior Lake
Robert Mertens, Fire Chief, Prior Lake
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4629 Dakota street S.E.,
Prior Lake, MN 55372
Phone # (612) 447-4230 - FAX # 447-4245
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