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F-; Art~cEe ~~: ~As„a€ ifs. ~sv.A~s~ Star °l~ribune Apri' 2'l, 2'12 - ~;~~~ ~' ~osemqunt w'~i add its name tq a iEs~ q about 'I5 Cat=es rnat ban a common type oo driveway sealant to stop chemicals from running a into norm-water ponds anti creating expensive and hazardous poi=utic~n problems. A neW grdpnanGe that gees Intq eeCt £his weep prghibitS the Use q?` Cgal mar Seaiant~a t'qr b~aC~Ctgp Ciriveways, taar~cing i0ts and ether surfaces. ~osemqunt residents will be expected to use °° and hire contractors who use -- safer, asphalt-based sealers. A vioiation would be punishable as a misdemeanor. ~~he t~iinnesota PoSlution Controi Agency has found that coal-tar sealants are a fey contributor tq PAI-ales ~polycyciic aromatic hydrocarbgnw ; gat are showing ~~ in norm-water holding ponds rn tinnesbta. ' ~~e PAles mai{e the si[t that builds yap in storm- water ponds bath hazardous and expensive to dispgse off. fans by cities on cgal tar seaPants heip reduce this pol€utant, said Don verger, SPCA program administratgr qt' norm-water policy. "~'he longer that coal-tar sealants are Taut down on hard sur€aces, ~~@ more it eXt"ends the prObierri.° can o~ ~~~n stormrwa ear~poil.~c s~aar3raa~es~causi o~ saa'ants expens?v~ anc' hazarCous prc~a'e~~s. Other cries that have banned cgai-tar sealants incii.~de Inver ~!erry : got, Star -i ribuno Grove I-leigh~s, prior Lase, Edina, l=alcon I-leighs, Golden Valley, Lithe Canada, ta.plewood, I\lew I-~o€ae, osevi(le, VaCinais heights and ~',Ihite dear La~e_ he ~~CA cqunted it a mayor victory in larch when ~#e~ lack In~erna~ional, a lame national rancl~iser o~ pavement seal_ coming based in pagan, announced tha it would voiuntariiy phase out coa=-tar-based sealants nor all 25 Minnesota Franchises this year and change tq a sayer asphalt emulsion by 2~~ ~. "Coal-tar residues that can contaminate norm-water ponds may become a thing of the past thanks to a voluntary phase-out by ....~et~iac~ International," the iIPCA said on its website in t~larch. "~1`Jhen an industry leader embraces science-based recgmmendatigns die this, it really helps," SPCA Commissioner Paul Aasen said. An extensive survey by the t~r'CA found that the aniy retailers still selling coal tar-based driveway seaiers are dears and I-hardware i~lank, Rosemount Public "J`~`gr~s Director Andrew ~rotzler reposed tq the Cit4~ Council April ~, oser~~ount stag found no retailers seliing the coal tar prgducts in Rosemount. 't'he i~PCA soli has no idea. hqw many o the 23,~~ storm ponds in the metro area contain pollutants, verger said. "fie don't. have an answer tq hoW many are Contaminated tp the point where their sediment needs tq gq to a municipal solid