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. . . Page 4 Planning Commission Minutes October 21, 1986 ---------------------------- Discussion was carried on regarding the underground water flow toward the river. the probability of the retention pond becoming full and discharging onto Mr. Specht's property, and what the potential for groundwater pollution on would be. Mr. K10vning stated that with the remote likelihood of a fire occurring; this facility is planned to have a better means of containment for water than the Baltimore facility. Mr. Jones stated problem, but that amount of time taken. that he they felt and that realized that an overflow could be a serious they could recapture the site in a reasonable they would insure that proper action would be Mr. Rohlf expressed his concerns for the volume of water that is likely to run off onto Mr. Specht's property on occasion Mr. Jones suggested that approval of this item could be contingent upon the City Engineer's approval and that perhaps the City Engineer could meet with their (NSP's) engineer to resolve this issue. Mr. Tom Woods, representing himself and the concerned citizens group. expressed his concern that the likelihood of fire is much greater than the City is being told it is. Mr. Woods reviewed statistics for shutdowns of RDF facilities taken from a 1984 Waste Age survey. Mr. Peter Vanderpool questioned Mr. Wood's information; whether it was a survey of National or International RDF facilities. and the time frame of the shutdowns-minutes, hours, days and whether the shutdowns were temporary or permanent. Mr. Gene Haas, Superintendent of the proposed plant, stated that he felt there was a very low probability for fire. He stated that if a fire was to occur, he agreed that there would be a great deal of water, but that the severity of the fire would depend on how much material was in the building at the time and where in the building the fire occurred. He further stated that no building is designed to handle a large quantity of water, but felt that the apron conversion pits would handle some of the water. Mr. Haas stated that it would not be feasible to have a drain system because the MSW would plug up any drain. Mr. Haas further stated that contamination of run off water would be minimal as the outside area will be kept very clean with a type of dry cleaning compound and swept up with a sweeper.