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Page 25 13. Contamination/Hazardous Materials/Wastes: a) Pre-project site conditions - Describe existing contamination or potential environmental hazards on or in close proximity to the project site such as soil or ground water contamination, abandoned dumps, closed landfills, existing or abandoned storage tanks, and hazardous liquid or gas pipelines. Discuss any potential environmental effects from pre-project site conditions that would be caused or exacerbated by project construction and operation. Identify measures to avoid, minimize or mitigate adverse effects from existing contamination or potential environmental hazards. Include development of a Contingency Plan or Response Action Plan. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) “What’s in My Neighborhood” (WIMN) map identified several active hazardous waste generators and sources of agricultural chemical soil/groundwater contamination within one mile of the project area (27) (28). Figure 22 summarizes MPCA potentially contaminated sites within one mile of the project area. Table 21 summarizes the sites within one mile of the project area; a full list of all 101 sites within one mile is included in Appendix J. No active sites were identified within the project area boundaries (27). Table 21. MPCA- Hazardous Waste Generators Within One Mile from the Project Area Site Information Number Total Active Sites 101 Sherburne County (55) Wright County (46) Program Hazardous Waste 10 Investigation and Cleanup 8 Multiple Programs 14 Solid Waste 1 Stormwater 55 Tanks 3 Hazardous Waste 10 Two adjoining sites were listed on the MPCA’s database; Pipsqueak Property and Steve’s Oil Service. The Pipsqueak Property is a petroleum brownfield and MPCA leak site (PB4170 & LS0018753) approximately fifty feet from the project area. Per the MPCA’s site closure documentation the contamination has been adequately addressed but the contamination may still be present. Steve’s Oil Service corresponds to MPCA leak site (LS0001649) and is fifty feet north of the project area. The MDA WIMN did not identify any records of potentially contaminated sites within the project area. One ‘small spill and investigation’ was identified within one mile of the project area (Table 22 on the following page). No sites were identified within the project area boundaries (28).