MPCA invites public comment

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is inviting public comment on proposed changes to Minnesota’s Superfund list.

The two Twin Cities Metro Area sites the M-P-C-A proposes to delete from the state Superfund list are the Former Northwest Refinery in New Brighton and the Kennedy Building Site in Minneapolis. The agency says these sites do not pose a threat to public health or welfare or to the environment. If necessary, appropriate institutional controls as determined by the M-P-C-A will be in place before final deletion from the state Superfund list. In both cases, all appropriate response actions have been completed and long-term monitoring indicates that each site does not pose a threat to public health or welfare or the environment.

The M-P-C-A proposes to add two Saint Louis County sites to the state Superfund list. They are the Poplar Hill Solvent Plume Site in Hibbing and Main Street Solvent Plume Site in Biwabik. These sites are being proposed for addition to the state Superfund list because state Superfund resources will likely be necessary to complete appropriate investigations and response actions.

Details about the sites and actions taken at them are included in the announcement the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency published on page 15 of the July 1 issue of the Minnesota State Register.

There are currently 74 sites listed on the Minnesota’s Superfund list.