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<br />Planning Commission Minutes <br />September 27, 1994 <br /> <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />GROUND WATER PROTECTION MEASURES SHALL INCLUDE: <br /> <br />11. <br /> <br />A. EXTRACTION AND CRUSHING OPERATIONS SHALL BE MAINTAINED <br />AT A MINIMUM OF 10 FEET ABOVE THE WATER TABLE, EXCLUDING THE <br />ASSOCIATED SEDIMENTATION POND. APPROVAL TO EXCAVATE DEEPER <br />SHALL REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS PERMIT. <br /> <br />B. THE OPERATOR SHALL FILE WITH THE CITY AN EMERGENCY SPILL <br />RESPONSE PLAN. THE OPERATOR SHALL ADHERE TO THIS PLAN IN THE <br />EVENT THERE IS A SPILL. <br /> <br />C. THE OPERATOR SHALL PROVIDE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH A <br />COpy OF THEIR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS LIST. <br /> <br />D. FUEL TANKS SHALL BE ABOVE GROUND AND PROPERLY DIKED. <br /> <br />E. ALL INSTANCES THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ADVERSELY AFFECT <br />GROUND WATER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPILLS, SHALL BE <br />VERBALLY REPORTED TO THE CITY WITHIN 24 HOURS. THIS VERBAL <br />NOTIFICATION SHALL BE FOLLOWED UP IN WRITING WITHIN 4 WORKING <br />DAYS. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />F. WATER USAGE BY MINING ACTIVITIES SHALL NOT ADVERSELY <br />AFFECT ADJACENT WELLS. MITIGATION MEASURES MAY INCLUDE, BUT <br />ARE NOT LIMITED TO, CURTAILING OF PUMPING ACTIVITIES UNTIL WATER <br />LEVELS RETURN. <br /> <br />G. IF IT IS PROVEN BY THE CITY OR THE DNR, THAT THE MINING <br />ACTIVITIES HAVE HAD A NEGATIVE AFFECT ON ADJACENT WELLS THAT <br />WILL REQUIRE REMEDIAL ACTIONS, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE <br />PLAISTED COMPANIES TO TAKE THE REMEDIAL ACTION NECESSARY TO <br />CORRECT THE SITUATION WITHIN 30 DAYS AND PAY FOR BOTH THE <br />REMEDIAL ACTION AND THE CITY'S COST FOR INVESTIGATION. <br /> <br />H. ROUTINE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHALL BE PERFORMED IN A SHOP <br />OR ON A CONCRETE SLAB. ALL WASTE FLUIDS WILL BE CONTAINED, <br />CLEANED UP, AND RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO <br />APPROPRIATE MPCA REGULATIONS. LEAKS FROM EMERGENCY REPAIRS <br />DOWN IN THE FIELD WILL BE CONSIDERED A SPILL. <br /> <br />I. THE CITY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT WATER QUALITY <br />AND WATER QUANTITY TESTING FROM WELLS ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. <br /> <br />12. <br /> <br />WETLANDS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A. IF WETLANDS ARE DISCOVERED ON SITE, THEIR ELIMINATION MUST <br />BE REVIEWED UNDER THE CRITERIA OF THE WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT, <br />RECEIVE APPROVALS FROM ALL APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL <br />AGENCIES, AND BE MITIGATED PRIOR TO THEIR ELIMINATION. IF ALL <br />APPROVALS NEEDED TO ELIMINATE A WETLAND CANNOT BE OBTAINED, <br />THE WETLAND MUST BE AVOIDED. <br />