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FIREFIGHTING TRAINING AREA SITE RECONNAISSANCE

PINE BEND FLINT HILLS REFINERY

MARATHON REFINERY

BURNSVILLE FIRE TRAINING CENTER

AND

SITE ACCESS FOR 21 FIRE DEPARTMENTS

DELTA PROJECT NO. 19382-DEL0

Prepared for:

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155

Prepared by:

Delta Consultants 5910 Rice Creek Parkway, Suite 100

Shoreview, MN 55126 (651) 639-9449

April 3, 2009

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose and Scope of Services ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Scope of Work........................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Limitations ................................................................................................................................. 5

2.0 GEOLOGICAL AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL REVIEW.......................................................................... 5

3.0 FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING SITE ACCESS.................................................................................. 5 3.1 Fire Departments That Do Not Regularly Train with Class B AFFF ......................................... 6 3.2 Fire Departments with Executed Access Agreements ............................................................. 7 3.3 Fire Departments with Outstanding Access Agreements......................................................... 8

4.0 SITE RECONNAISSANCE RESULTS................................................................................................... 8 4.1 Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery ................................................................................................... 9 4.2 Marathon Oil Refinery ............................................................................................................. 10 4.3 Burnsville Fire Training Center ............................................................................................... 12 4.4 MSP Airport............................................................................................................................. 12

5.0 KING’S COVE MARINA FIRE, HASTINGS ......................................................................................... 12

6.0 GIS MAPPING OF FIRE TRAINING SITE AREAS ............................................................................. 13

7.0 CONCLUSIONS................................................................................................................................... 14 7.1 DEPARTMENTS WITH NO CLASS B FOAM TRAINING ...................................................... 14 7.2 OUTSTANDING TRAINING SITE ACCESS AGREEMENTS ................................................ 14 7.3 SITES WITH TRAINING SITE ACCESS AGREEMENTS...................................................... 14 7.4 COMPLETED SITE RECONNAISSANCE.............................................................................. 14

8.0 RECOMMENDATIONS......................................................................................................................... 15

9.0 REMARKS ........................................................................................................................................... 16

List of Appendices

Appendix A Site Summaries with Geological and Hydrogeological Information and Updated Well Maps

Appendix B Executed Access Agreements for Fire Foam Training Sites

Appendix C Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery Site Map, Site Reconnaissance Photographs, and PFC Sampling Results

Appendix D Marathon Refinery Site Map, Site Reconnaissance Photographs, PFC Sampling Results, and Well Location Map

Appendix E ABLE Fire Training Center, Burnsville Site Map and Site Reconnaissance Photographs

Appendix F King’s Cove Marina Fire Newspaper Articles

Appendix G GIS Map Layer of Fire Foam Training Area Polygons (Electronic File)

FIREFIGHTING TRAINING AREA SITE RECONNAISSANCE

PINE BEND FLINT HILLS REFINERY

MARATHON REFINERY

BURNSVILLE FIRE TRAINING CENTER

AND

SITE ACCESS FOR 21 FIRE DEPARTMENTS

DELTA PROJECT NO. 19382-DEL0

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose and Scope of Services

Delta Consultants (Delta) was retained and authorized by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)

to conduct additional activities related to the use of firefighting foams containing perflourocarbons (PFCs)

in the State of Minnesota. The additional activities were based on the conclusions and recommendations

presented in Delta’s Perfluorocarbon (PFC)-Containing Firefighting Foams and Their Use In Firefighting

Training in Minnesota report dated June 30, 2008 (the June 30th Report), and the Addendum to

Perfluorocarbon (PFC)-Containing Firefighting Foams and Their Use In Firefighting Training in Minnesota

report dated October 22, 2008 (the Addendum Report).

The June 30th Report concluded that surfactants used in Class B firefighting foams are manufactured with

PFCs. Firefighting foams formerly manufactured by 3M were made using a proprietary process and are

known to contain or break down to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).

The surfactants in Class B firefighting foams manufactured by companies other than 3M were made

using a telomerization process and cannot break down to PFOS, however, they contain and/or may break

down to PFOA, perflourobutanoic acid (PFBA), and other PFC compounds. Class A foams and training

foams are not made with PFC-based surfactants and are therefore not a source of PFCs in the

environment.

As part of the June 30th and Addendum Reports, municipal fire departments, airport and refinery fire

departments, and colleges with fire training programs were surveyed regarding their firefighting foam use

in training exercises. All of the airport and refinery fire departments, all of the colleges with fire training

programs, and 522 of 785 municipal fire departments responded to the survey. Of the responding

municipal fire departments, approximately 10% do not use any type of firefighting foam, 47% use only

Class A fire foams, 22% use Class B foams for fire response but not for training, and 22% use and train

with Class B fire foams. Of the municipal fire departments that use and train with Class B foam, only 72%,

or 79 municipal fire departments, regularly train, or presumably train, repeatedly at one location. The

survey also identified two current and one former petroleum refinery where Class B foam is used in

training on-site , three airport fire departments that train with Class B foam, and three colleges that train

on campus with Class B foam.

Report of Select Fire Foam Training Areas Site Access and Site Reconnaissance Delta Project No. 19382-DEL0

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In Section 7.2 of the Addendum Report, Delta identified 21 fire training sites with high potential for PFC

impacts to soils, groundwater and surface water based on training site location and the amount and type

of Class B aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) utilized in training. One of the sites, the Duluth International

Airport, is currently under investigation by the MPCA thus this site was not included in this scope of

services. The MPCA requested that the Luverne Fire Department training site be added to the contact list

even though it was not identified as one of the higher priority sites in the Addendum Report; the

Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) had a concern regarding proximity of the Luverne Fire

Department’s training site to public wells in town. The 21 fire training sites for which the scope of

services was performed are as follows:

Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) Intl. Airport Marathon Refinery, St. Paul Park

Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery, Rosemount South Central College, Mankato

Kenyon Fire Department Pierz Fire Department

Claremont Fire Department Cottage Grove Fire Department

Alexandria Fire Department Myrtle Fire Department

Harmony Fire Department Bemidji Fire Department

Fridley Fire Department Brooklyn Center Fire Department

Burnsville Fire Department Goodview Fire Department

North St. Paul Fire Department Preston Fire Department

Richfield Fire Department Rochester Fire Department

Luverne Fire Department

The purpose of the scope of services was to arrange for access agreements to be signed by the owners

of the fire training areas where Class B foam is used, presumably either the fire department or the

municipality in which the fire department is located, and the MPCA. The access agreements allowed the

MPCA and Delta as their contractor to conduct a reconnaissance of the fire training areas and to collect

soil, groundwater and surface water samples at the training areas, if applicable. The scope of services

also included a site reconnaissance at the fire foam training areas of the two major oil refineries in the

State, the Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount and the Marathon Refinery in St. Paul Park, and to

the Fire Training Center in Burnsville.

1.2 Scope of Work

The following scope of work was conducted under Master Contract Number B15536 and Contract Work

Order Number SFDE0914.


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Task 1 - Geological/Hydrogeological Review

Area well logs and other readily available resources were reviewed to determine the geology and

hydrogeology in the area of the 21 training sites. Water wells included on the County Well Index (CWI)

database kept by the Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) located on or adjacent to the training site, or

within ¼-mile hydraulically downgradient of the training site, were identified.

Task 2 - Fire Department Training Site Access

Fire chiefs or other representatives of the 21 fire departments were contacted to obtain written permission

to conduct a site reconnaissance and soil, groundwater and surface water sampling at the fire

department training sites. The access agreements were to be signed by the appropriate Fire Department

or City official, and the MPCA.

It was presumed that two visits to each site would be required: (1) to conduct an initial site

reconnaissance of the training site, observe any runoff areas and ascertain the direction of surface runoff,

scout the locations for proposed boreholes, survey the surrounding area for potential receptors (i.e. wells

and surface waters), and geo-locate the fire foam training area and proposed borehole locations; and, (2)

to conduct soil and groundwater sampling with a drilling contractor.

Because of the uncertainty of laboratory availability for this task, this task included only obtaining signed

access agreements; it did not include conducting site visits or sampling except at select locations as

described in Task 3.

Task 3 - Site Reconnaissance

Four select fire training sites were chosen for an initial round of site reconnaissance as identified in Tasks

3A through 3D. Site visits to the remainder of the training sites are being addressed in forthcoming Work

Plans as access agreements are executed.

A site reconnaissance of select training sites was conducted in the company of the Fire Chief. The Fire

Chief was interviewed to verify the types and amounts of AFFF used in training, training practices, and

any other known significant releases of AFFF by the department. The latitude and longitude coordinates

for the perimeter of the training site were obtained using a GPS. The fire foam training area was observed

to determine the runoff direction from the training site, and identify any potential receptors such as nearby

surface waters, drainage pathways, residential water wells, and other potential community water supply

system locations such as rest stops, trailer parks, etc. The locations of future soil/groundwater/surface

water sampling points were discussed with the Fire Chief, and the GPS coordinates for those locations

were obtained. The training sites and other pertinent area features were also photographed.


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This task included only an initial site reconnaissance of select fire training areas; it did not include site

reconnaissance of all 21 sites, nor did it include sampling of soil, groundwater or surface water. The

selected fire training areas are discussed in Tasks 3A through 3D.

Task 3A - Site Reconnaissance at MSP Airport

The MSP airport is located in a wellhead protection area (WPA) and an active karst area, with up to 40

gallons of foam utilized annually for training. The airport fire department historically used Class B foam

manufactured by 3M through approximately 2000.

Task 3B – Site Reconnaissance at Marathon Refinery

The Marathon Refinery in St. Paul Park is located in an active karst area near the Mississippi River, with

approximately 250 gallons of foam used annually for training. The Marathon Refinery used 3M Class B

foams through approximately 2000.

Task 3C - Site Reconnaissance at Burnsville Fire Department

The Burnsville Fire Department training site is located in a WPA and an active karst area, with

approximately 60 gallons of foam used annually for training. Foams manufactured by 3M were historically

used in training.

Task 3D - Site Reconnaissance at Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery

The Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount is located in a transition karst area, with approximately

300 gallons of foam used annually for training. Foams manufactured by 3M were historically used in

training.

Task 4 – King’s Cove Marina, Hastings Fire

The MPCA has indicated that the King’s Cove Marina in Hastings had a large fire a few years ago, and

many boats were lost. Historically the Hastings Fire Department utilized 3M firefighting foam. This

firefighting event may have released firefighting foam directly to the Mississippi River. Fish tissue

sampling by the MPCA has identified PFCs in fish collected from the Mississippi River in the Hastings

area.

Delta interviewed knowledgeable persons at the Hastings Fire Department regarding the fire at King’s

Cove Marina and details of actions taken and materials utilized to fight the fire.


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Task 5 – GIS Layer

Delta created a GIS layer that includes the outlines of the four fire foam training areas identified in Task 3

as polygons.

Task 6 – Report

Delta summarized the information gathered in Tasks 1 through 4 in this report.

Task 7 – January 5, 2009 Video Conference

Delta personnel attended a video conference on January 5, 2009, with the MPCA presented by the MDH

regarding PFCs in AFFF and related municipal well sampling being conducted by the MDH.

1.3 Limitations

Delta’s research and this report are subject to the following limitations:

Delta obtained, reviewed, and evaluated information provided voluntarily by fire departments and other knowledgeable persons. Delta's services do not include the verification of the accuracy or authenticity of this information.

2.0 GEOLOGICAL AND HYDROGEOLOGICAL REVIEW

Area well logs included on the CWI and other readily available resources such as U.S. Geological Survey

(USGS) topographic maps, county geological atlases published by the MGS, and hydrologic investigation

atlases published by the USGS, were referenced to determine the geology and hydrogeology in the area

of the 21 training sites. Water wells included on the CWI database located on or adjacent to the training

site, or within ¼-mile hydraulically downgradient of the training site, were identified. Wells that are

unlocated by the CWI mapping program but located in the same Section-Township-Range as the fire

training area were also mapped, as possible, based on location information included on the well record.

As part of the June 30th and Addendum Reports, site summaries were prepared for fire training sites

where AFFF is or was regularly used, or presumably used, in training. Maps of wells located in the area

of the fire foam training areas were also included in these reports. Geological, hydrogeological, and area

well information for the 21 training sites subject to this scope of services were added to the site

summaries, except for those sites where further contact with the fire departments revealed that repeated

training with Class B foam does not occur (see Section 3.1 for further discussion of these sites). The

updated site summaries and updated well location maps are included in Appendix A.

3.0 FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING SITE ACCESS

Fire chiefs or other representatives of the 21 fire departments were contacted in order to obtain written

permission to conduct a site reconnaissance and soil, groundwater and surface water sampling at the fire

department training sites. The access agreements were to be signed by the appropriate Fire Department


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or City official, and the MPCA. The fire chiefs or fire department representatives were informed that two

visits to each site would be required: (1) to conduct an initial site reconnaissance of the training site,

observe any runoff areas and ascertain the direction of surface runoff, scout the locations for proposed

boreholes, survey the surrounding area for potential receptors (i.e. wells and surface waters), and geo-

locate the fire foam training area and proposed borehole locations; and, (2) to conduct soil and

groundwater sampling with a drilling contractor.

3.1 Fire Departments That Do Not Regularly Train with Class B AFFF

Upon further contact and discussion with some of the municipal fire departments, it was clarified that the

department does not regularly train with Class B AFFF. These departments are discussed below.

Cottage Grove. The firefighting foam questionnaire completed by Cottage Grove Fire Chief Bob Byerly on May 27, 2008, indicated that the department uses 3M-brand Class B alcohol-resistant AFFF, or AR-AFFF, for training. In a telephone conversation on February 6, 2009, Chief Byerly indicated that the questionnaire response was incorrect, and that the department only trains with Class A foam. Since the Cottage Grove Fire Department does not train with Class B foam additional investigation of firefighting foam at the Cottage Grove Fire Department training site will not be conducted.

Alexandria. The firefighting foam questionnaire completed over the phone with Alexandria Fire Marshal Dennis Stark on September 3, 2008, indicated that Class B AFFF was historically used in training at the Magellan bulk petroleum tank farm in Alexandria. Upon further discussion with Fire Marshal Stark on February 2, 2009, he clarified that the Alexandria Fire Department only trained a few times at the Magellan (formerly Williams Pipeline) tank farm many years ago, and that a built-in fire suppression system has since been installed at the tank farm. Fire Marshal Stark indicated that new fire recruits are sent to fire training schools for foam training, and the department does not train with foam on their own. Fire Marshal Stark recalled a large fire at the tank farm in 1978 and said that they used water to cool surrounding structures while they let the fire burn itself out. He could not recall any significant uses of Class B AFFF by the Alexandria department.

Myrtle. The Myrtle Fire Department returned a partially completed “Firefighting Foam Use in Fire Training” questionnaire to Delta as part of the investigation summarized in the June 30th Report. Information regarding the type and amount of fire foam used by the Myrtle Fire Department in training exercises was not provided. On April 3, 2009, Myrtle Fire Chief Paul Hanson indicated that the department only uses and trains with Class A foam. Since the Myrtle Fire Department does not use or train with Class B foam, additional investigation of firefighting foam at the Myrtle training site will not be conducted.

Pierz. The firefighting foam questionnaire completed by Pierz Fire Chief Jay Boser on May 27, 2008, indicated that foam training was last conducted in 2005 at the intersection of County Roads 25 and 27 in Pierz. In a conversation on February 2, 2009 with firefighter Todd Preimesberger, he indicated that the foam training at that intersection was a one-time training event. Mr. Preimesberger stated that they rolled an automobile at that intersection in order to practice extraction methods, and that no foam was used during that exercise. Mr. Preimesberger indicated that the department may have at one time practiced with foam, but not at a specified training location and not for a long time. Mr. Preimesberger confirmed that information with Fire Chief Boser. Since the Pierz Fire Department does not train regularly with Class B foam at a designated site, additional investigation of firefighting foam will not be conducted in Pierz.


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Preston. The firefighting foam questionnaire completed by Preston Fire Chief Jerry Olson indicated that 3M-brand Class B AR-AFFF was used in training exercises at the Fillmore County fairgrounds. In a conversation on February 5, 2009, with Chief Olson, he verified that, in the last fifteen years, they have only trained one time with Class B foam at the fairground. Since the Preston Fire Department does not train regularly with Class B foam, additional investigation will be not conducted in Preston at this time.

3.2 Fire Departments with Executed Access Agreements

The fire departments listed below were successfully contacted and access agreements between the fire

department, city or other appropriate entity were executed. Copies of the signed access agreements are

included in Appendix B.

Burnsville Fire Department. The fire training center in Burnsville located near Cliff Road and River Ridge Boulevard in Burnsville is utilized by fire departments from Burnsville and the other following nearby cities: Apple Valley, Eagan and Lakeville. The City of Burnsville requested that, in addition to the access agreement, that Delta provide proof of liability insurance and that the Cities of Burnsville, Apple Valley, Eagan and Lakeville be named as additional insured for the purpose of this project. The access agreement was signed by Burnsville Assistant Fire Chief Daniel Hove on March 12, 2009, and by the MPCA on March 19, 2009.

Luverne Fire Department. The Luverne Fire Department trains with Class B AFFF on city property located approximately one-half mile south of Luverne on Highway 75. The access agreement was signed by Fire Chief Tim Anderson, with approval by Luverne City Administrator John Call, on March 10, 2009, and by the MPCA on March 10, 2009.

Bemidji Fire Department. The Bemidji Fire Department trains with Class B AFFF at the Bemidji Regional Airport. The access agreement was signed by Mr. Harold Van Leeuwen, Jr., Executive Director of the Bemidji Regional Airport Authority, on March 15, 2009, and by the MPCA on March 15, 2009.

Brooklyn Center Fire Department. The Brooklyn Center Fire Department trains with Class B AFFF at two different locations in Brooklyn Center, at Fire Station 1, 6250 Brooklyn Boulevard, and at Fire Station 2, 6500 Dupont Avenue North. The access agreement was signed by Brooklyn Center Fire Chief Lee Gatlin, with approval by Brooklyn Center City Administrator Curt Bogany, on March 11, 2009, and by the MPCA on March 12, 2009.

Claremont Fire Department. The Claremont Fire Department trains with Class B AFFF at the Claremont Fire Hall on Front Street. Claremont City Administrator William Goldy signed the access agreement on March 5, 2009; the MPCA signed the agreement on March 16, 2009.

Goodview Fire Department. The Goodview Fire Department trains with Class B AFFF at the Goodview Fire Station located at 4140 West 5th Street in Goodview. The access agreement was signed by Goodview City Administrator Dan Matejka on February 10, 2009, and by the MPCA on February 19, 2009.

Harmony Fire Department. The Harmony Fire Department trains with Class B AFFF at two locations, at the Harmony Fire Hall on Main Avenue South and at a brush dump located east of the intersection of Hwy. 139 and Garden Road. Harmony Mayor Steve Donney signed the access agreement on February 11, 2009; the MPCA signed the agreement on February 23, 2009.

Kenyon Fire Department. The Kenyon Fire Department trains with Class B AFFF on Slee Street in Kenyon. The access agreement was signed by Kenyon Mayor Diane Barrett, by Kenyon City Administrator Christopher Heineman, and by the MPCA on March 19, 2009.


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North St. Paul Fire Department. The North St. Paul Fire Department trains with Class B AFFF at the city’s public works facility at 2303 1st Street North. The access agreement was signed by North St. Paul Fire Chief Scott Duddeck on February 6, 2009, and by the MPCA on February 19, 2009.

Richfield Fire Department. The City of Richfield historically trained with Class B AFFF on city property located near the city ice arena located at 636 E. 66th Street. Richfield City manager Steven Devich signed the access agreement on February 10, 2009; the MPCA signed the agreement on February 19, 2009.

3.3 Fire Departments with Outstanding Access Agreements

Some of the 21 fire departments had not signed and returned an access agreement by the time of this

report. These departments are discussed below.

Marathon Refinery, St. Paul Park. The Marathon Petroleum Company granted access for a site reconnaissance of the on-site fire training area at the refinery via email, but indicated that a map of proposed soil/groundwater/surface water sampling locations would have to be attached to the access agreement before it would be executed. An access agreement was not yet executed at the time of this report. The site reconnaissance for this site is discussed in Section 4.2.

Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery, Rosemount. Flint Hills Resources verbally granted access for a site reconnaissance of the on-site fire training area at their Pine Bend facility, but requested further information, including a map of proposed soil/groundwater/surface water sampling locations, before an access agreement would be signed. An access agreement was not yet executed at the time of this report. The site reconnaissance for this site is discussed in Section 4.1.

MSP Airport. On March 5, 2009, Ms. Toni Howell, Manager of Environmental Affairs at the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), indicated that the access agreement sent to her on January 21, 2009 was still being reviewed by MAC’s legal department.

South Central College, Mankato. Mr. Tim Zehnder, Fire & Rescue Program Manager, stated via email on March 5, 2009, that Delta could conduct the site visit at the fire foam training area on campus, but did not provide a signed access agreement.

Fridley Fire Department. The Fridley Fire Department historically trained with 3M-brand Class B AFFF at the North Metro Fire Training Center, 300 71st Avenue, in Fridley. At the time of this report the access agreement was still under review by the City of Fridley.

Rochester Fire Department. In a conversation with Rochester Deputy Fire Chief Dan Slavin on February 9, 2009, he indicated that the training location noted on the firefighting foam training questionnaire is actually where the department trains with Class A foam, and that the department trains with Class B foam at the Olmsted County Fairground located on the 1400 block of South Broadway in Rochester. An access agreement was sent to Olmsted County Administrator Richard Devlin on February 9, 2009. Delta and the MPCA have since been in contact with the Olmsted County Attorney’s Office where the access agreement is under review. The access agreement was not yet signed at the time of the report.

4.0 SITE RECONNAISSANCE RESULTS

Four select fire training sites were chosen for an initial round of site reconnaissance. The sites were

selected based on the amount and type of foam used at these sites and/or the hydrogeological sensitivity

of the site location. Site reconnaissances to the selected fire training sites are discussed in the following

sections.


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A site reconnaissance of select training sites was conducted in the company of the Fire Chief. The Fire

Chief was interviewed to verify the types and amounts of AFFF used in training, training practices, and

any other known significant releases of AFFF by the department. The latitude and longitude coordinates

for the perimeter of the training site were obtained using a hand-held global positioning system (GPS).

Several types of GPS units were used: the Garmin dMap, which is accurate to 15 meters; the Garmin

Oregon 400T, with an accuracy of less than 3 meters; and, Magellan Meridian Gold, which is accurate to

3 meters. The latitude and longitude coordinates collected with the hand-held GPS units were verified

against Google Earth and the Dakota County on-line GIS mapping tool (for sites in Rosemount and

Burnsville). The fire training area was observed to determine the runoff direction from the training site,

and identify any potential receptors such as nearby surface waters, drainage pathways, residential water

wells, and other potential community water supply system locations such as rest stops, trailer parks, etc.

The locations of future soil/groundwater/surface water sampling points were discussed with the Fire

Chief, and the GPS coordinates for those locations were obtained. The training sites and other pertinent

area features were also photographed.

This task included only an initial site reconnaissance of select fire training areas; it did not include site

reconnaissance of all 21 sites, nor did it include sampling of soil, groundwater or surface water. The

selected fire training areas are discussed in Tasks 3A through 3D.

4.1 Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery

The Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount has a dedicated, on-site fire department. Information

regarding the department’s training with firefighting foam was provided by Deputy Fire Chief Peter Herpst.

The fire department trains 20 to 25 times per year during the training season from April through

November. This includes mutual aid fire training with nearby municipal fire departments and training for

St. Paul and Minneapolis fire department trainees. Approximately 5 to 10 gallons of Ansul Thunderstorm

Class B AR-AFFF are used per training event, or an estimated 300 gallons of foam are used annually for

training. The department historically used AR-AFFF manufactured by 3M for training from the early 1990s

through 2006, but currently has the 3M-brand foam on hand for fire response only. The department

switched from 3M-brand to Ansul Thunderstorm AR-AFFF in October 2006.

Delta and MPCA representatives visited the Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery fire department training area

on March 11, 2009. The Pine Bend fire department trains with foam at a concrete-paved fire training area

in the southwest portion of the facility. During the site reconnaissance the latitude and longitude

coordinates of the four corners of the rectangular-shaped fire training area were collected with a hand-

held GPS unit. A map and photographs of the training area are included in Appendix C. The training

area was first paved with asphalt in approximately 1995, and later re-paved with concrete. Training with


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foam was not conducted on-site prior to construction of the training pad. Run-off from the training pad

drains to a high-density polyethylene (HDP)-lined retention pond. The pond is pumped out as needed and

the contents are trucked and disposed through the on-site wastewater treatment plant (WWTP).

According to Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery personnel, any spent foam used on a live fire at the refinery

would go to the on-site storm sewer system, which is routed through the on-site WWTP.

Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery personnel related that land adjacent to the west and north of the fire

training area is being used for ‘land-farming’ soil impacted with RCRA-regulated waste. Soils beneath the

HDP-lined retention pond were tested for benzene associated with the RCRA waste a few years ago; no

benzene was detected in the soil samples, indicating that the HDP-lined retention pond was not leaking at

that time.

According to Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery personnel, WWTP influent and effluent samples were

collected by the MPCA and analyzed for PFCs in 2007 and 2008. The MPCA provided a table summary

of sampling analytical results, a copy of which is included in Appendix C. Low levels of several PFC

compounds were detected in samples collected both years, and in both influent and effluent samples;

detected concentrations of PFOS, PFOA and PFBA compound concentrations were below MDH Health

Risk Limits (HRLs) and Health-Based Values (HBVs) for drinking water.

On February 16, 2009, personnel at Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery collected groundwater samples for

PFC analyses from three existing monitoring wells on-site: MW-1 is located approximately 500 feet west

of the fire training area in an upgradient groundwater flow direction and is completed to a depth of 50 feet

below grade; MW-3 is located approximately 400 feet northeast (downgradient) of the fire training area

and is 90 feet deep; and, MW-111 is located approximately 1,700 feet east of the fire training area and is

85 feet deep. The depth to groundwater is approximately 50 feet, with a flow direction to the east-

northeast. Exogen Laboratory in Pennsylvania was used for laboratory analysis of the groundwater

samples. A copy of laboratory results supplied by Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery is included in Appendix

C. The groundwater sample collected from MW-3 exhibited the highest concentrations of PFCs as

compared to the other two wells, and one PFC compound concentration in the MW-3 sample, 0.4890

parts-per-billion (ppb) PFOS, exceeded the MDH HRL for PFOS of 0.3 ppb. Low levels of PFOS, PFBA

and PFHxS were detected in the upgradient groundwater sample collected from MW-1.

4.2 Marathon Oil Refinery

The Marathon Oil Refinery in St. Paul Park has a dedicated, on-site fire department. Information

regarding the department’s training with firefighting foam was provided by Fire Chief Steve Crisp. The fire

department trains with Ansul Thunderstorm AR-AFFF twice per year, and approximately 50 to 100

gallons of foam concentrate are used per training event, or an estimated 250 gallons of foam are used


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annually for training. The department historically used AR-AFFF manufactured by 3M for training from

1995 through approximately 2000, when the department switched to Ansul Thunderstorm. Prior to 1995

fire department members were trained out of State, in Texas.

Delta and MPCA representatives visited the Marathon Refinery fire department training area on March

17, 2009. The Marathon Refinery fire department trains with foam at a concrete-paved fire training area in

the southwest portion of the facility. During the site reconnaissance the latitude and longitude coordinates

of the four corners of the rectangular-shaped fire training area were collected with a hand-held GPS unit.

A map and photographs of the training area are included in Appendix D. The concrete pad at the training

area is slightly raised above grade with 2- to 4-inch high concrete curbing around the perimeter. The pad

is surrounded by ten to twenty feet of river rock pebbles. Pooled or collected liquids on the training pad

drains to an on-site storm sewer system, which is routed to an on-site WWTP. According to Fire Chief

Crisp, the outflow storm sewer valves at the training pad are closed for a while, until the foam breaks

down or condenses, so that the foam does not create a foaming issue at the WWTP. The training area

was built in 1995; prior to 1995 training was conducted off-site and out of State.

Fire Chief Crisp recalled two fires in the past where large amounts of Ansul Thunderstorm AR-AFFF were

used. Approximately 6,500 gallons of foam were used on a fire at Tank 120 in July 2004, and

approximately 2,000 gallons of foam were used in December 2007 on a fire at Tank 82. Tank 120, along

with eight other tanks, is surrounded by an earthen berm. Fire Chief Crisp indicated that the spent foam

was contained within the bermed area and allowed to break down; water from within the bermed area

was pumped out. Under the oversight of the MPCA, the soil from within the bermed area was excavated

due to petroleum impacts; confirmation soil samples were collected from the excavated area and results

reported to the MPCA. Tank 120 is located approximately 1,300 feet northeast of the fire training area,

and 1,300 feet north of the training area.

According to Marathon Oil Refinery personnel, WWTP influent and effluent samples were collected by the

MPCA and analyzed for PFCs in 2007. The MPCA provided a table summary of sampling analytical

results, a copy of which is included in Appendix D. Low levels of several PFC compounds were detected

in samples in both influent and effluent samples; detected concentrations of PFOS, PFOA and PFBA

compound concentrations were below MDH HRLs and HBVs for drinking water.

There are several groundwater monitoring and recovery wells in the area of the fire training pad. A map

illustrating well locations provided by Marathon Oil Refinery personnel is included in Appendix D. The

wells have not been sampled for PFCs by Marathon Oil.


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Groundwater studies associated with former 3M dumpsites and PFC contaminants have been conducted

by the MDH in southern Washington County, including St. Paul Park. The Marathon Oil Refinery is in an

area where PFBA has been detected in the regional groundwater aquifer at concentrations of 1.0 ppb or

greater.

4.3 Burnsville Fire Training Center

Information regarding the Burnsville Fire Department’s training with firefighting foam was provided by

Assistant Fire Chief Dan Hove. The fire department trains at the ABLE (Apple Valley, Burnsville,

Lakeville, Eagan) Fire Training Center located just southeast of the intersection of Cliff Road and River

Ridge Boulevard in Burnsville. The ABLE Fire Training Center is utilized by fire departments from the four

referenced cities. The Burnsville Fire Department uses five to ten gallons of Ansul ATC 3/6 AFFF per

training event. The department has not trained with foam manufactured by 3M. According to Assistant

Fire Chief Hove, the department has trained three times with AFFF at the Fire Training Center; the last

time the department trained with foam was in 2004.

The ABLE Fire Training Center is also utilized by the Apple Valley, Lakeville and Eagan fire departments.

According to information provided by these departments in their completed “Firefighting foam Use in Fire

Training” questionnaire submitted to Delta in 2008, the Apple Valley fire department trains with foam at

their own fire stations in Apple Valley, the Lakeville fire department trains with foam at various locations,

and the Eagan fire department only uses Class A foam.

During foam training, Burnsville department firefighters stand at the west end of the asphalt-paved site

and spray foam into a wooded area situated at the west side of the Fire Training Center. The spent foam

remains in the wooded area to break down and dissipate. Runoff from this area is expected to flow

downhill to the north. A map and photographs of the fire foam training area are included in Appendix E.

4.4 MSP Airport

The fourth fire foam training site selected for an initial round of site reconnaissance was the MSP Airport.

However, as indicated in Section 3.3, the access agreement was still being reviewed by MAC’s legal

department at the time of this report.

5.0 KING’S COVE MARINA FIRE, HASTINGS

In October 2002 the King’s Cove Marina on the Mississippi River in Hastings had a large fire. According

to articles in the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Hastings Star-Gazette newspapers, the fire was started

when a boat owner using a propane torch to shrink wrap a boat ignited a fire that destroyed 16 to 20

nearby boats. According to Hastings Fire Marshall John Townsend, the boats were dry-docked on shore

at the west end of the marina at the time of the fire. Fire departments from Hastings, Cottage Grove,


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Miesville, Rosemount and Woodbury responded to the fire. The fire was actively fought by the

departments for about two hours. Copies of the articles obtained from on-line archives of both

newspapers are included as Appendix F.

The MPCA was called to the scene due to the potential for propane and other chemicals to leak into the

Mississippi River. There didn’t appear to be any runoff of fuel to the river.

Hastings Fire Marshal John Townsend was interviewed in January 2009 regarding the firefighting foam

used to extinguish the fire. Marshal Townsend indicated that the type and amount of foam used on the

fire at King’s Cove Marina were not recorded. He referenced invoices from other fire departments for

foam used at the King’s Cove Marina fire. Based on the invoices, the following foam types and amount

were used by other departments on the fire: 145 gallons of 3M ATC 3%-6% AFFF; 37 gallons of Angus

Forexpans 0.1-1% Class A foam; and, 305 gallons of FC 600F foam. While the brand of FC 600F foam

was not indicated on the invoice, 3M made an AFFF called FC 600F Light WaterTM.

Fire Marshal Townsend is not aware of any other fires in Hastings that required more than 25 gallons of

AFFF.

6.0 GIS MAPPING OF FIRE TRAINING SITE AREAS

As part of the June 30th and Addendum Reports, Delta generated a geographical information system

(GIS) layer illustrating the locations of the (ranked) fire training sites where Class B firefighting foams are

used repeatedly in training exercises. The layer was constructed using latitude and longitude coordinates

for each fire station’s location provided by the MPCA. A data attribute table that is integrated with the GIS

layer includes fire foam use information for each training site, including the types and amounts of foam

used in training, the frequency of foam training and the site risk ranking and criteria.

The latitude and longitude coordinates of the perimeter of the fire training areas were collected during the

site reconnaissance as indicated in Section 4.0. The fire training areas at the Flint Hills Pine Bend

Refinery, the Marathon Oil Refinery, and the ABLE Fire Training Center in Burnsville were added to the

existing GIS layer of ranked fire training sites.

The GIS layer is attached as Appendix G as an electronic file on a compact disc.


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7.0 CONCLUSIONS

7.1 DEPARTMENTS WITH NO CLASS B FOAM TRAINING

Upon further contact and discussion with some of the municipal fire departments, it was clarified that the

fire department in Cottage Grove, Alexandria, Myrtle, Pierz and Preston do not regularly train at one

location with Class B AFFF. Since these departments do not regularly train with Class B foam, further

investigation into firefighting foam use by these departments is not warranted at this time.

7.2 OUTSTANDING TRAINING SITE ACCESS AGREEMENTS

At the time of this report training site access agreements had not been returned by the following fire

departments or fire training site property owners: Marathon Oil Refinery in St. Paul Park, Flint Hills Pine

Bend Refinery in Rosemount, MSP Airport, South Central College in Mankato, the Fridley Fire

Department or City of Fridley, and Olmsted County on behalf of the Rochester Fire Department.

7.3 SITES WITH TRAINING SITE ACCESS AGREEMENTS

Access agreements granting access to the MPCA and its contractors to fire foam training areas utilized

by the following fire departments have been executed: Burnsville, Luverne, Bemidji, Brooklyn Center,

Claremont, Goodview, Harmony, Kenyon, North St. Paul, and Richfield. A site reconnaissance has been

conducted at the ABLE Fire Training Center in Burnsville, where the Burnsville Fire Department trains, as

discussed in Section 4.3.

A new Work Order between the MPCA and Delta to conduct site reconnaissance and

soil/groundwater/surface water sampling at the Goodview, Harmony, North St. Paul and Richfield fire

training sites has been executed. Activities at these sites will be documented in a separate forthcoming

report.

A Work Plan to conduct site reconnaissance and/or soil/groundwater/surface water sampling at the

Burnsville, Luverne, Bemidji, Brooklyn Center, Claremont, Kenyon, South Central College, and Marathon

Refinery training sites has been prepared by Delta and submitted to the MPCA.

7.4 COMPLETED SITE RECONNAISSANCE

Site reconnaissance was conducted at the following training areas where Class B firefighting foam is

regularly used in training: the Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount, the Marathon Oil Refinery in

St. Paul Park, and the ABLE Fire Training Center in Burnsville.

Further information provided by Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery personnel and obtained during the site

reconnaissance indicates that the refinery-dedicated fire department trains with foam 20 to 25 times per

year during the training season from April through November, and used an estimated 300 gallons of


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Ansul Thunderstorm AFFF annually for training. From the early 1990s through 2006, the department

trained with foam manufactured by 3M. Historic and current training with AFFF has been conducted on a

paved training area. Spent foam is collected into an adjacent retention pond and brought to an on-site

WWTP for disposal. With the exception of some potential incidental overflow of foam from the pad, or

potential leaking from the HDP-lined retention pond where the spent foam is collected, it does not appear

that significant amounts of firefighting foam have reached the environment at the fire training area.

The Marathon Refinery fire department trains with foam twice a year and uses approximately 250 gallons

of Ansul Thunderstorm AFFF annually. From approximately 1995 through 2000, the Marathon Refinery

fire department used 3M-brand foam. The foam training is conducted on a paved concrete pad, and spent

foam routed via the storm sewer to an on-site WWTP. Prior to construction of the training pad in 1995,

foam training was not practiced on site. With the exception of potential incidental overflow of foam from

the pad and surrounding concrete curbing, it does not appear that significant amounts of firefighting foam

have reached the environment at the fire training area. However, large quantities of foam used to

extinguish fires at two different bulk above-ground storage tanks (ASTs) on site in 2004 and 2007 were

released to the ground. While the soil impacted with petroleum product from the AST was excavated from

around the AST in 2004, soil confirmation testing did not included analysis for PFCs.

The Burnsville Fire Department trains at the ABLE Fire Training Center in Burnsville. Training with foam

is conducted every two years, and the last foam training conducted by the Burnsville department was in

2004. During foam training, firefighters stand at the edge of the asphalt pavement and spray foam into the

wooded area west of the pavement, using five to ten gallons of foam concentrate per training event. The

spent foam is allowed to break down and dissipate in the wooded area, with the potential for some runoff

down from the area the hill to the north.

8.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

Based on the information presented in this report and the June 30th and Addendum Reports, Delta

recommends the following activities:

1. Execute fire training site access agreements with the Marathon Refinery, the Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery, MSP Airport, South Central College, the Fridley Fire Department/City of Fridley, and Olmsted County on behalf of the Rochester Fire Department. Executed agreements will allow the MPCA and/or its contractors to conduct a site reconnaissance and/or to conduct soil/groundwater/surface water sampling at the fire training sites.

2. Conduct site reconnaissance and soil/groundwater/surface water sampling at the fire foam training areas utilized by the Goodview, Harmony, North St. Paul, and Richfield Fire Department, as authorized by the MPCA in Work Order Number SFDE0919, dated March 3, 2009.

3. Execute Work Orders to conduct site reconnaissance and/or soil/groundwater/surface water sampling at the Burnsville, Luverne, Bemidji, Brooklyn Center, Claremont, Kenyon, South Central College, and Marathon Refinery training sites, per Delta’s Work Plan submitted to the MPCA on March 30, 2009.


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4. Consider the fire sites of 2004 and 2007, at Tanks 120 and 82, respectively, at the Marathon Refinery as potential sites of interest due to the large releases of firefighting foam. Soil and groundwater sampling at the site of the tank fires may provide data about PFC impacts associated with large volume, one-time AFFF releases. Delta’s Work Plan submitted to the MPCA on March 30, 2009, includes collecting groundwater samples from existing monitoring wells located adjacent to and upgradient of Tank 120.

5. Consider the King’s Cove Marina as a potential site of interest due to the large release of firefighting foam at this site in October 2002. Soil and groundwater sampling at the site of the marina fire may provide data about PFC impacts associated with large volume, one-time AFFF releases.

6. Based on (future) soil and groundwater sampling results at other fire training areas, consider groundwater sampling from existing wells, or soil and groundwater sampling from temporary wells, at the Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery, if results indicate the use of Class B firefighting foams are resulting in the release of PFCs to the environment

9.0 REMARKS

The recommendations contained in this report represent Delta's professional opinions based upon the

currently available information and are arrived at in accordance with currently accepted professional

standards. This report is based upon a specific scope of work requested by the client. The contract

between Delta and its client outlines the scope of work, and only those tasks specifically authorized by

that contract or outlined in this report were performed. This report is intended only for the use of Delta's

client and anyone else specifically identified in writing by Delta as a user of this report. Delta will not and

cannot be liable for unauthorized reliance by any other third party. Other than as contained in this

paragraph, Delta makes no express or implied warranty as to the contents of this report.

Date: 4/3/2009 Nancy Rodning Project Geologist Reviewed by: Date: 4/3/2009 John Estes Project Manager

APPENDIX A

Site Summaries with Geological and Hydrogeological Information and

Updated Well Maps Bemidji Brooklyn Center – Brooklyn Boulevard Brooklyn Center – Dupont Avenue North Burnsville Claremont Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery, Rosemount Fridley Goodview Harmony Kenyon Luverne Marathon Refinery, St. Paul Park MSP Airport North St. Paul Richfield Rochester South Central College, North Mankato

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Bemidji Airport Training Site Fire Department: Bemidji Fire Department 5th Street & America Avenue Bemidji, MN 56601 Site Contact: Dick Sathers, Fire Chief 218-751-8001 Training Location: Class B foam training at Bemidji Airport

(Class A foam training is used at the Railroad Street site)

Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 354450.23, 5263558.3 Type of foam used in training: Class B AFFF: 3M Light Water

Class A: Ansul Silv-ex Foam training frequency: Annually Foam use per training event: 5 to 10 gallons Spent foam destination: Ground Annual foam use: AFFF: approximately 5 gallons Class A : 15 gallons Nearest surface water: Eckles Lake located approximately 1/4 mile southwest Nearest wetland: Adjacent north of the air field and approximately 1/4 mile

southwest Karst Area: Site is not located in a karst area. Nearest water well: On-site at airport Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: Class B training site located within Wellhead Protection Area Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: Less than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 26

SITE SUMMARY – Bemidji Fire Department, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 1,380 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Glacial outwash sand, sandy gravel and sandy clay to at least

172 feet below grade surface (bgs) Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 1,360 feet msl, or 20 feet bgs Estimated Groundwater Flow: Southerly (1) Sources: Water Resources of the Mississippi Headwaters Watershed, North-Central Minnesota, Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-278, U.S. Geological Survey, 1968; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.

SUMMARY OF NEARBY WELLS

Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use

Well Elevation Feet msl

Well Depth Ft. bgs / Ft. msl

Static Water Level Ft. bgs / Ft. msl

Aquifer

243337 City of Bemidji test 1381 79 / 1,302 12 / 1,369 QBAA

547514 Bemidji 1A abandoned 1380 163 / 1,217 18 / 1,362 QBAA

547515 Bemidji 2 abandoned 1379 148 / 1,231 18 / 1,361 QBAA

564764 Rodney Platt domestic 1380 64 / 12316 15 / 1,365 QBAA

579729 Buck Johnson domestic 1380 47 / 12333 15 / 1,365 QBAA

590872 Bemidji TW abandoned 1385 172 / 12213 16 / 1,369 QBAA

107376 Doran Plumging not provided

~1,380 118 / 1,262 28 / ~1,352 QBAA

169190 Holiday Inn commercial ~1,380 86 / 1,294 10 / ~1,370 QBAA

469190 MW-1 monitoring, abandoned

~1,380 20 / ~1,360 15 / ~1,365 QBAA


~1,380 20 / ~1,360 15 / ~1,365 QBAA


~1,380 20 / ~1,360 15 / ~1,365 QBAA

471217 Bemidji Aviation MW-1

monitoring, abandoned

~1,380 20 / ~1,360 15 / ~1,365 QBAA



~1,380 20 / ~1,360 16 / ~1,364 QBAA



~1,380 20 / ~1,360 15 / ~1,365 QBAA

450493 Ron Olson domestic ~1,380 47 / ~1,333 14 / ~1,366 QBAA

QBAA: Quaternary buried artesian aquifer

BEMIDJI AIRPORT CWI Well Map

564264

•737773

243337

481006• 514124•

547514 243344 •547810

721170•

•599787• 566297•585876

•623421

547515 •549971

107376•

471217,•471218, 471219

469190,•469191, 469192

243287

590872

5499 69

442354• 186895•

477256•710183•

8252• 47

•609276

24517957

3345 ••569841

• 8168 51•576751 169190•

450493•

579729 564764

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Brooklyn Center - Brooklyn Boulevard Fire Department: Brooklyn Center Fire Department 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 Site Contact: Not specified Training Location: Fire Station 1, 6250 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Center Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 474220.95, 4990604.8 Type of foam used in training: Not specified, use of 3M foam in training assumed Foam training frequency: Quarterly Foam use per training event: 5 to 10 gallons Spent foam destination: Ground, storm sewer Annual foam use: Not specified Nearest surface water: Twin Lakes River located 1/2 to 3/4 mile southwest Nearest wetland: Approximately 1/2 mile to the west and to the east Karst Area: Training site located in transition or covered karst area Nearest water well: <1/4 mile south Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: Site is located within a WPA Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: More than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 28

SITE SUMMARY: Brooklyn Center Fire Dept. – Brooklyn Boulevard Site, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 860 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Sand and gravel to an approximate depth of 20 feet below grade

surface (bgs) over layers of clay, sand and sandy clay to an approximate depth of 60 to 85 feet. The uppermost bedrock unit is the St. Peter sandstone.

Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 840 feet msl, or 20 feet bgs Estimated Groundwater Flow: East-northeasterly (1) Sources: Geologic Atlas, Hennepin County, Minnesota, County Atlas Series Atlas C-4, Minnesota Geological Survey, 1989; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use




Aquifer

417038 John Les Cault domestic 860 75 / 785 20 / 840 OSTP

255726 Earl Brown Farm irrigation 860 148 / 712 22 / 838 OPDC

OSTP: St. Peter sandstone OPDC: Prairie du Chien

BROOKLYN CENTER - BROOKLYN BLVD CWI Well Map

Wellhead Protection Area

255726

←SITE417038

•480595 •243820

168744

no record

203458 203457 203460

203459

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Brooklyn Center - Dupont Avenue North Fire Department: Brooklyn Center Fire Department 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 Site Contact: Not specified Training Location: Fire Station 2, 6500 Dupont Avenue North, Brooklyn Center Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 476827.47, 4991109.81 Type of foam used in training: Not specified, use of 3M foam in training assumed Foam training frequency: Quarterly Foam use per training event: 5 to 10 gallons Spent foam destination: Ground, storm sewer Annual foam use: Not specified Nearest surface water: Mississippi River located 1/2 to 3/4 mile east Nearest wetland: 1/2 to 3/4 mile west Karst Area: Training site located in transition or covered karst area Nearest water well: <1/4 mile south Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: Site is located within WPA Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: More than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 28

SITE SUMMARY: Brooklyn Center Fire Dept. – Dupont Avenue Site, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 860 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Sand to an approximate depth of 10 to 15 feet below grade

surface (bgs) over layers of clay, sand, sandy clay and gravel to an approximate depth of 80 to 90 feet. The uppermost bedrock unit is the St. Peter sandstone.

Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 840 feet msl, or 20 feet bgs Estimated Groundwater Flow: Easterly (1) Sources: Geologic Atlas, Hennepin County, Minnesota, County Atlas Series Atlas C-4, Minnesota Geological Survey, 1989; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use




Aquifer

203320 Clyde Olson domestic 834 119 / 715 19 / 815 OSTP

OSTP: St. Peter sandstone

BROOKLYN CENTER - DUPONT AVE N CWI Well Map


203320

←SITE

203322

203327 203333 203329 203328

203330

203334 203335 149831

226206 •431577

203331

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Burnsville Fire Department: Burnsville Fire Department 100 Civic Center Parkway Burnsville, MN 55337 Site Contact: Dan Hove, Assistant Fire Chief 952-895-4572 [email protected] Training Location: Training facility jointly owned by Burnsville, Apple Valley and

Eagan, located at intersection of Cliff Road and River Ridge Boulevard, Burnsville

Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 477697.91, 4958665.62 Type of foam used in training: AR-AFFF: Ansul ATC 3/6 Class A: Ansul Silv-ex Training Foam: Ansul (historic use) Foam training frequency: Annually Foam use per training event: 5 to 10 gallons Spent foam destination: Ground Annual foam use: AR-AFFF: 60 gallons Class A: 140 gallons Training Foam: 55 gallons (historic use) Nearest surface water: An unnamed (intermittent) stream less than 1/4 mile east Nearest wetland: Less than 1/4 mile west-northwest Karst Area: Site appears to be located in small area of active karst in the

northwest corner of Dakota County Nearest water well: Approximately 350 feet northeast Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: Training site located within WPA Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: More than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 23

SITE SUMMARY – Burnsville Fire Department, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 720 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Less than 10 feet of peat or fill over Prairie du Chien dolomitic

limestone, to an approximate depth of 140 to 170 feet below grade surface (bgs)

Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 720 feet msl, or less than 10 feet bgs Estimated Groundwater Flow: North-northwesterly (1) Sources: Geologic Atlas, Dakota County, Minnesota, County Atlas Series Atlas C-6, Minnesota Geological Survey, 1990; on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index available on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi). A search for nearby water wells was conducted by (1) researching the County Well Index; (2) interviewing the Site Contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area; and, (3) observing the Site and surrounding area for evidence of wells. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use




Aquifer

unknown(2) City Well municipal ~720 unknown unknown unknown

206175 Burnsville abandoned 725 220 / 505 artesian CDJN

229108 Northwestern States Cement Co.

industrial 743 270 / 473 -1 / 744 CJDN

175851 Burnsville TW test ~720 100 / 620 5 / ~715 OPDC

178989 Burnsville MW monitoring ~850 110 / 740 not provided not provided






467594 MW-1 monitoring ~720 22 / 698 19 / 701 surficial deposits

OPDC: Prairie du Chien CJDN: Jordan (2) A municipal well building was observed during the site reconnaissance on March 31, 2009, located approximately 350 feet northeast of the fire training area.

BURNSVILLE CWI Well Map

268045 268043

268044

•175851

•472759-472760

•467594

206175

207689

←SITE •City Well

229108

229107

•178989-178993,

179000

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Claremont Fire Department: Claremont Fire Department Box D Claremont, MN 55924 Site Contact: Jeff Cowell, 2nd Assistant Fire Chief Training Officer 507-528-2701 Training Location: In front of fire hall on Front Street, Claremont Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 500003.99, 4876791.67 Type of foam used in training: AR-AFFF: 3M Foam training frequency: Annually Foam use per training event: 5 gallons Spent foam destination: Storm sewer Annual foam use: AR-AFFF: Approximately 20 gallons

Class A: 5 gallons Nearest surface water: Intermittent stream 1/4 to 1/2 mile southeast Nearest wetland: More than 1 mile Karst Area: Site located in transition or covered karst area Nearest water well: Less than 1/8 mile southwest Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: More than 1 mile Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: Site is located within a SWAA SITE RANKING: 23

SITE SUMMARY - Claremont Fire Department, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 1,280 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Clay to an approximate depth of 100 feet below grade surface

(bgs) over layers of sand and clay to an approximate depth of 125. The uppermost bedrock unit is the Galena limestone.

Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 1,225 feet msl, or 55 feet bgs. Perched

groundwater may be present in clay soils at shallower depths. Estimated Groundwater Flow: Southerly (1) Sources: Water Resources of the Zumbro River Watershed, Southeastern Minnesota, Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-543, U.S. Geological Survey, 1975; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use




Aquifer

698973 MW-1 monitoring 1282 15 / 1267 5 / 1277 QWTA




466339 Robert Wobbrock domestic 1290 184 / 1106 53 / 1237 OGAL

QWTA: Quaternary Water Table Aquifer OGAL: Galena limestone

CLAREMONT CWI Well Map

256984 217548

256985 256986

256983

←SITE726344 698975

101520 698974 698973

466339

521068

20W0005430

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Flint Hills/Pine Bend Refinery Fire Department: Flint Hills/Pine Bend Refinery Fire Department Rosemount, MN Site Contact: Pete Herpst, Deputy Fire Chief 651-437-0643 [email protected] Training Location: Fire training grounds, southwest corner of the refinery. Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 496264.44, 4956024.05 (near gravel pit, southwest corner of

site) Type of foam used in training: Ansul Thunderstorm AFFF (currently)

3M AFFF(Formerly used for training, still used for fire response; have stockpile of approximately 50,000 gallons of 3M foam.)

Foam training frequency: Approximately 20 to 25 times during the training season, April

through November. Foam use per training event: 5 to 10 gallons Spent foam destination: Lined holding area, pumped to on-site wastewater treatment

facility. Annual foam use: Ansul Thunderstorm AFFF - up to 300 gallons for training Nearest surface water: Unnamed ponds approximately 1 mile north-northeast Nearest wetland: 1/4 to 1/3 mile east Karst Area: Training site is located in a transition or covered karst area Nearest water well: On-site Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: More than 1 mile Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: More than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 23

SITE SUMMARY – Flint Hills/Pine Bend Refinery, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 860 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Approximately 120 feet of sand and gravel, over Prairie du Chien

dolomitic limestone to an approximate depth of 250 feet below grade surface (bgs)

Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 760 to 810 feet msl, or 50 to 100 feet bgs Estimated Groundwater Flow: East-northeasterly (1) Sources: Geologic Atlas, Dakota County, Minnesota, County Atlas Series Atlas C-6, Minnesota Geological Survey, 1990; on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index available on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, the Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery Environmental Water Compliance Engineer. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by (1) researching the County Well Index; (2) interviewing the Site Contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area; and, (3) observing the Site and surrounding area for evidence of wells. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use




Aquifer

161421 Koch Refinery No. 8 industrial 912 1004 / -92 245 / 667 CMTS

752110 Flint Hills Resources No. 10

not specified

912 1013 / -101 347 / 565 CMTS

MW-1(2) FHR/Pine Bend Refinery

monitoring ~860 50 / 810 not provided not provided





CMTS: Mount Simon (2) Well information provided by Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery personnel during a site reconnaissance on March 11, 2009.

FLINT HILLS REFINERY - ROSEMOUNT CWI Well Map

753537

SITE↓243766•

255145

•MW-1

•233118

752110 208410

•MW-3

489230 161421 255723

•MW-111

489229

489231

170845 207620

243770• 236114 185933

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Fridley Fire Department: Fridley Fire Department 6431 University Avenue NE Fridley, MN 55432 Site Contact: John Berg, Fire Chief 763-572-3610 [email protected] Training Location: North Metro Fire Training Center

300 71st Avenue, Fridley

Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 479469.41, 4993724.27 Type of foam used in training: AR-AFFF: 3M (historic) Foam training frequency: Not very often Foam use per training event: Less than 5 gallons Spent foam destination: Retention pond Annual foam use: AR-AFFF: historic amount not specified Class A: amount not specified Nearest surface water: Rice Creek less than 1/4 mile to the south-southeast Nearest wetland: Less than 1/4 mile southeast Karst Area: Site appears to be in a transition or covered karst area along the

Mississippi River Nearest water well: Less than 1/4 mile northwest Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: Training site located within WPA Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: Less than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 28

SITE SUMMARY – Fridley Fire Department, continued Surface Elevation: Approximately 840 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Sandy, gravelly soil to an approximate depth of 20 feet below grade

surface (bgs) over layers of clay, sand and gravel to an approximate depth of 220 feet. The uppermost bedrock unit appears to be the St. Peter sandstone, although readily available records are inconclusive.

Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 825 to 830 feet msl, or 10 to 15 feet bgs Estimated Groundwater Flow: Westerly (1) Sources: Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment, Anoka Sand Plain, Regional Hydrogeologic Assessment RHA-1, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 1993; Geologic Atlas, Hennepin County, Minnesota, County Atlas Series Atlas C-4, Minnesota Geological Survey, 1989; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use




Aquifer

629509- 629510

City of Fridley monitoring ~840 45 / 795 not provided surficial deposits

629511- 629513

City of Fridley Lawer

monitoring well

~ 840 16 / 824 not provided surficial deposits

636456- 636457

City of Fridley monitoring well

~840 76 / 764 not provided surficial deposits

636458- 636459


~840 46 / 794 not provided surficial deposits

643981 City of Fridley monitoring well

~840 104 / ~736 36 / ~804 not provided

643982- 643893


~840 78 / ~762 36 / ~804 not provided

696197 City of Fridley, MW-13

monitoring well

~840 45 / ~795 not provided surficial deposits

696198 City of Fridley, MW-14

monitoring well

~840 75 / ~765 not provided surficial deposits

719468- 719470, 728924-728925, 730000- 730001

RW’s monitoring well

~840 21 / ~819 11 / ~829 surficial deposits

525948 Fridley TW test well ~ 860 225 / ~635 42 / ~818 not provided

576221 not provided abandoned 866 not provided not provided not provided

223736 Bill Jensen domestic 849 119 / 730 20 / 829 QBAA

223735 Tim Urista domestic 843 303 / 540 not provided CJDN

QBAA.: Quaternary Buried Artesian Aquifer CJDN: Jordan sandstone

FRIDLEY CWI Well Map

576180

576182 576181


•629509-629513

636456-636459, 643981-643983, 696197-696198, 719468-719470, 728924, 728925, 730000, 730001 576959

576221

SITE →576961

576960

•525948

223736 2W0020139 2W0020144

223735

543528

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Goodview Fire Department: Goodview Fire Department 4135 W. 5th Street Winona, MN 55987 Site Contact: Rick Bambenek, Fire Chief 507-312-0031 Training Location: Across from fire station, at 4140 W. 5th Street, Goodview Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 604478, 4879751.11 Type of foam used in training: AFFF: Ansul (historic use) Class A: Ansul Silv-ex (historic use) Other: HCT F-500 A/B foam sticks (current use) Foam training frequency: Annually Foam use per training event: 5 gallons Spent foam destination: Storm sewer Annual foam use: AFFF: 20 gallons Class A: 20 gallons Other: Haven’t used yet, switched to A/B sticks in March 2008 Nearest surface water: Mississippi River backwaters, approximately 1/4 mile north Nearest wetland: Approximately 1/4 mile north Karst Area: Site is located in an active karst area Nearest water well: Less than 1/4 mile north Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: Site is located in a WPA Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: Less than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 21

SITE SUMMARY - Goodview Fire Department, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 660 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Approximately 65 feet of sand and gravel over the Jordan

sandstone bedrock formation. Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 645 feet msl, or 15 feet below ground surface

(bgs). Estimated Groundwater Flow: North-northeasterly (1) Sources: Water Resources of the Root River Watershed, Southeastern Minnesota, Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-548, U.S. Geological Survey, 1975; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use Well Elevation Feet msl



Aquifer

563642 EMD Associates domestic 657 43 / 614 15/ 642 QWTA

563630 EMD Associates heat pump 658 66 / 592 17 / 641 QWTA

QWTA: Quaternary Water Table Aquifer

GOODVIEW CWI Well Map

Wellhead Protection Area •500824-500826 Wellhead

Protection Area •501861

563630

563642

SITE→

•495074

•674076-674078

•588401Wellhead Protection Area

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Harmony Fire Department: Harmony Fire Department PO Box 344 Harmony, MN 55939 Site Contact: Bill Hanlon, Fire Chief 507-886-4600 D (5211 Hall) [email protected] Training Location: Fire hall, Main Avenue S., and a brush dump, east of intersection

of 139 & Gordon Rd. Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 579993.81, 4821727.66 (fire hall)

580349.7, 4821617.93 (brush dump) Type of foam used in training: AR-AFFF: Ansulite Class A: Silv-ex Other: Aqua Eco Foam training frequency: Annually Foam use per training event: 5 gallons Spent foam destination: Ground, storm sewer Annual foam use: AR-AFFF: less than 5 gallons Class A: under 5 gallons Other: 1 stick Nearest surface water: Stream approximately 150 feet southwest of the brush dump and

500 feet southeast of the fire hall Nearest wetland: Approximately 150 feet southwest of the brush dump and 500

feet southeast of the fire hall Karst Area: Training site is located in an active karst area Nearest water well: 1/2 to 1 mile to the east and to the southwest Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: More than 1 mile Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: Site is located in a SWAA SITE RANKING: 19

SITE SUMMARY – Harmony Fire Department, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 1,300 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Approximately 15 feet of silty soils (loess) over the Cedar Valley

limestone. Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 1,295 feet msl, or 25 feet below ground surface

(bgs). Estimated Groundwater Flow: South or southeasterly (1) Sources: Water Resources of the Cedar River Watershed, Southeastern Minnesota, Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-552, U.S. Geological Survey, 1975; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner




Aquifer

219436 Percy Steffenrud domestic 1305 380 / 925 278 / 1027 OPDC

192544 Tom Jarland domestic 1293 495 / 798 264 / 1029 OPDC

OPDC: Prairie du Chien dolomite

HARMONY CWI Well Map

524418 510182

727221• •727217

727218

691826

•691825

219436

SITE→721923

192544

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Kenyon Fire Department: Kenyon Fire Department PO Box 6 Kenyon, MN 55946 Site Contact: Doug Noah, Fire Chief 507-838-9657 Training Location: Fire station, 714 2nd Street Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 501206.91, 4902119 Type of foam used in training: AFFF: varies, mostly 3M-brand foam Foam training frequency: Bi-annually Foam use per training event: Less than 5 gallons; only run foam until it comes out nozzle to

show system hook-up, then train with water. Spent foam destination: Ground Annual foam use: AFFF: 20 gallons Class A: less than 5 gallons Nearest surface water: Tributary to the North Fork of the Zumbro River, approximately

1/4 mile to the east Nearest wetland: 1/4 to 1/2 mile north Karst Area: Site appears to be located in an active karst area Nearest water well: Less than 1/4 mile west Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: More than 1 mile Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: Site is located in a SWAA SITE RANKING: 27

SITE SUMMARY – Kenyon Fire Department, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 1,150 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Approximately 20 feet of clay soils over the Galena dolomite

bedrock formation. Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 20 feet below grade, or 1,130 feet msl. Estimated Groundwater Flow: Northerly, toward the North Fork of the Zumbro River.

Groundwater is near the clay/Galena bedrock interface, either just above or below the interface.

(1) Sources: Water Resources of the Zumbro River Watershed, Southeastern Minnesota, Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-543, U.S. Geological Survey, 1975; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use




Aquifer


~1,150 40 / ~1110 22 / 1,128 not provided


~1,150 40 / ~1110 25 / 1,125 not provided

564370 Security State Bank

elevator 1,154 17 / 1,137 not provided not provided


~1,150 16 / 1,134 9.5 / 1,140.5 not provided


~1,150 18 / 1,132 13 / 1,137 not provided


~1,150 16 / 1,134 14 / 1,136 not provided

KENYON CWI Well Map

132985

120131

459623 141042

43

•6500

608253 •561813

←SITE564370

••465490

465491 465492

621876

621877

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Luverne Fire Department: Luverne Fire Department PO Box 659 Luverne, MN 56156 Site Contact: Don Deutsch, Fire Chief 507-283-9141 (work) Training Location: Tree dump, 1/2 mile south of the city on Hwy 75, on the east side

of road. Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 240970.28, 4835779.61 Type of foam used in training: AR-AFFF: Not sure of current brand; used to use 3M-brand. Class A: Not sure of brand. Foam training frequency: Quarterly Foam use per training event: 5 gallons Spent foam destination: Ground. After training, the city uses a payloader to pick up the

dirt/gravel where the foam was used, for disposal at the city dump.

Annual foam use: AR-AFFF: 5 gallons Class A: 20 to 30 gallons Nearest surface water: A pond stream less than 1/4 mile south Nearest wetland: Less than 1/4 mile east Karst Area: Site is not located in a karst area Nearest water well: Less than 1/4 mile to the north Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: Training site located within WPA Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: More than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 28

SITE SUMMARY – Luverne Fire Department, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 1,430 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Glacial outwash layers of clay and sand to an approximate depth

of 130 feet below grade surface (bgs) over Sioux Quartzite. Several gravel pits in the area of the fire training site are depicted on the topographic map.

Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 10 feet below grade, or 1,420 feet msl. Estimated Groundwater Flow: Easterly toward the Rock River in surficial deposits aquifer, and

southerly in the uppermost bedrock aquifer. (1) Sources: Water Resources of the Rock River Watershed, Southwestern Minnesota, Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-555, U.S. Geological Survey, 1976; Geologic Map of Pre-Cretaceous Bedrock In Southwest Minnesota, Miscellaneous Map Series, Map M121, Minnesota Geological Survey, 2002; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use




Aquifer

560385 City of Luverne monitoring 1,425 13 / 1,412 4.5 / 1,420.5 surficial deposits

LUVERNE CWI Well Map


560385

←SITE102003•

594884•222779

222780

222781 630761•630774•

222783

582103•222782

540652• 571158

560386 222779

559143

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Marathon Refinery Fire Department: Marathon Refinery Department St. Paul Park, MN Site Contact: Steve Crisp, Deputy Fire Chief 651-458-6461 [email protected] Training Location: Refinery fire training grounds. Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 499577.29, 4965960.9 (approximate center of fire training area) Type of foam used in training: Switched from 3M to Ansul Thunderstorm AR-AFFF foam in ~2000. Foam training frequency: Semi-Annually Foam use per training event: 50 to 100 gallons Spent foam destination: To the concrete-paved fire training pad, which is routed to an on-site

wastewater treatment plant via storm sewers. Annual foam use: Use ~250 gallon foam for training; non-training foam use varies. Nearest surface water: Mississippi River adjacent to the west Nearest wetland: Adjacent to the south Karst Area: Site appears to be located in an active karst area. Nearest water well: On site Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: 1/2 to 1 mile east Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: More than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 30

SITE SUMMARY – Marathon Refinery, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 700 to 750 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): 0 to 10 feet of sand and clay drift over Prairie du Chien dolomitic limestone,

to an approximate depth of 165 to 185 feet below grade surface (bgs) Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 660 to 690 feet msl Estimated Groundwater Flow: Westerly (1) Sources: Geologic Atlas, Washington County, Minnesota, County Atlas Series Atlas C-5, Minnesota Geological Survey, 1990; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by (1) researching the County Well Index; (2) interviewing the Site Contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area; and, (3) observing the Site and surrounding area for evidence of wells. An on-site map of well locations was provided by Marathon Refinery personnel during a site reconnaissance on March 17, 2009. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use




Aquifer

208415 NW Refinery 9 domestic 723 260 / 463 30 / 693 CJDN-CSLF

247169 NW Refinery 2 abandoned 724 100 / 624 50 / 674 OPDC

247170 NW Refinery 3 industrial 726 250 / 476 64 / 662 Multiple



247173 NW Refinery 6 abandoned 721 173 / 548 61 / 660 Multiple

247174 NW Refinery 7 industrial 735 236 / 499 48 / 687 CJDN


247176 NW Refinery 10 industrial 731 263 / 468 not provided Multiple

433290 Ashland MW-101 monitoring 745 53 / 694 not provided OPDC






489225 L300 abandoned 744 50 / 696 31 / 713 OPDC

489226 L301 abandoned 751 50 / 701 30 / 721 OPDC

505653 MW-11 #265 abandoned 748 226 / 522 50 / 698 CJDN

752321 MW-700A monitoring 732 60 / 672 47 / 685 OPDC

666472 City of St. Paul Park monitoring 757 30 / 727 10 / 747 OPDC

104233 Quade Trucking Well No. 2

domestic 749 260 / 489 60 / 689 CJDN

104234 Warehouse No. 1 domestic 751 240 / 511 60 / 691 CJDN

OPDC: Prairie du Chien CJDN: Jordan CSLF: St. Lawrence

MARATHON PETROLEUM REFINERY CWI Well Map


752321 104233

104234

247174

666472 247176

247171 247169

247170 247175

←SITE247172

247173

505653

433294 ••139276

•139272 139266 208415 433290

433291 433295 433293

433292 489226

489225

482696

561416

Special Well Construction Area

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: MSP Airport Fire Department: MSP Airport Fire Department Metropolitan Airports Commission Site Contact: Toni Howell, MAC Manager, Environmental Affairs 612-726-8100 [email protected] Training Location: Training conducted on plugged concrete area at MSP, which is

pumped out and disposed off-site to sanitary sewer system by a licensed contractor. Training at Humphrey remote ramp or a de-icing pad with covered/plugged drains.

Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 481687.14, 4970462.59 (near west de-ice pad) 482508.64, 4971109.19 (near north de-ice pad 481806.39, 4969055.44 (near Humphrey fire station) Type of foam used in training: AFFF: Ansul 3% (current); 3M (historic) Foam training frequency: Quarterly Foam use per training event: 5 to 10 gallons Spent foam destination: Shipped off-site for disposal to sanitary sewer system Annual foam use: AFFF: 200 to 250 gallons Class B Protein: historic use (1960s/1970s), amount and

training use unknown Class A: 5 gallons Nearest surface water: Minnesota River less than 1/4 mile south; Mother Lake adjacent

to northwest end of airport. Nearest wetland: Adjacent west, northwest and south of airport Karst Area: Site appears to be located in an active karst area. Nearest water well: On airport property Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: Western portion of airport is in a WPA. Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: Less than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 33

SITE SUMMARY – MSP Airport, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 810 to 830 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): 0 to 7 feet of sandy fill over Platteville Limestone (approximately

5 to 33 feet below ground surface (bgs)), over Glenwood shale (30 to 36 feet bg) over St. Peter Sandstone. The Platteville Limestone outcrops near the entrance to the airport.

Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 800 feet msl Estimated Groundwater Flow: Southeasterly (1) Sources: Geologic Atlas, Hennepin County, Minnesota, County Atlas Series Atlas C-4, Minnesota Geological Survey, 1989; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use



Static Water LevelFt. bgs / Ft. msl

Aquifer

208320 Naval Air Station commercial 845 446 / 399 135 / 710 Multiple

208321 Metropolitan Airport Well 2

abandoned 815 400 / 415 125 / 690 OPDC

208322 Airport Terminal Boiler 1

commercial 815 416 / 399 77 / 738 OPDC

151585 Intl Airport Well 3 abandoned 818 432 / 386 90 / 728 OPDC

223866 (not provided) domestic 819 51 / 768 20 / 799 QWTA

223853 (not provided) domestic 840 51 / 789 30 / 810 QWTA

255866 Fort Snelling W60150

domestic 702 80 / 622 -3 / artesian OPDC

255936 Fort Snelling W60250

domestic 702 128 / 574 -1 / artesian OPDC

165599 Richfield Golf Course

abandoned 827 258 / 569 90 / 737 Multiple

165600 Richfield Golf Course

abandoned 827 338 / 489 95 / 732 Multiple

OPDC: Prairie du Chien QWTA: Quaternary Water Table Aquifer

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATINAL AIRPORT CWI Well Map

•161497

208320

De-Ice Pad→

•609020 MSP Fire Station 2→

De-Ice Pad→ 223866

•462474-462476,

462484-462485 508695-508697

208322 151585

208321

223853

•472998-

473000 MSP Fire Station 1→

165600 165599

←Humphrey Terminal

255866

Wellhead Protection Area 255936

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: North St. Paul Fire Department: North St. Paul Fire Department 2400 Margaret Street North St. Paul, MN 55109 Site Contact: Jason Mallinger, Deputy Fire Chief 651-747-2552 [email protected] Training Location: North St. Paul Public Works, 2303 1st Street N., North St. Paul Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 500153.91, 4984217.55 Type of foam used in training: AFFF: 3M Light Water Class A: 3M Light Water Foam training frequency: Semi-annually Foam use per training event: 5 to 10 gallons Spent foam destination: Ground Annual foam use: AFFF: 5 gallons Class A: 15 gallons Nearest surface water: Stormwater retention pond adjacent to the north Nearest wetland: 1/4 to 1/2 mile west Karst Area: Training site is located in a covered karst area Nearest water well: Approximately 400 feet south-southeast Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: Training site located in or adjacent to a WPA Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: Less than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 28

SITE SUMMARY – North St. Paul Fire Department, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 960 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Silty sand and gravel to an approximate depth of 30 feet below

ground surface (bgs), underlain by clay to an approximate depth of 50 feet bgs, over the Platteville limestone.

Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 950 feet msl, or 10 feet bgs. Estimated Groundwater Flow: Westerly (1) Sources: Geologic Atlas, Ramsey County, County Atlas Series Atlas C-7, Minnesota Geological Survey, 1992; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by (1) researching the County Well Index; (2) interviewing the Site Contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area; and, (3) observing the Site and surrounding area for evidence of wells. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner Well Use




Aquifer

208225 Standard Conveyor Co.

domestic 970 360 / 610 84 / 886 Multiple

725692(2) City of No. St. Paul piezometer ~960 18 / 942 9 / 951 surficial deposits

(2) Well observed on North St. Paul Public Works property during site reconnaissance on March 30, 2009. Well is located approximately 400 feet south-southeast of the fire foam training area.

NORTH ST PAUL CWI Well Map



SITE →576008-576010•

587464-587467•

•759811-759813

•725692

208225

200440


SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Richfield Fire Department: Richfield Fire Department 6700 Portland Ave. Richfield, MN 55423 Site Contact: Brad Sveum, Fire Chief 612-243-4502 Training Location: Richfield ice arena, 636 E. 66th Street Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 479061.71, 4970295.97 Type of foam used in training: AFFF: 3M-brand historically used Training Foam: National training foam Foam training frequency: Approximately bi-annually Foam use per training event: 30 to 40 gallons to cover all department shifts Spent foam destination: Ground, storm sewer Annual foam use: AFFF: Uncertain Class A: 50 gallons Nearest surface water: Legion Lake less than 1/8 mile east Nearest wetland: Less than 1/8 mile east Karst Area: Site is located in a covered karst area Nearest water well: Adjacent to the west and north Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: Training site located within a WPA Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: More than 1 mile SITE RANKING: 30

SITE SUMMARY – Richfield Fire Department, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 830 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Sand, gravel and clay to an approximate depth of 50 feet below

ground surface (bgs), underlain by sand and gravel to an approximate depth of 70 feet bgs, underlain by clay and gravel to an approximate depth of 85 feet, over the Platteville limestone or Prairie du Chien dolomite.

Groundwater Elevation: Approximately 815 feet msl, or 15 feet bgs. Estimated Groundwater Flow: East-southeasterly (1) Sources: Geologic Atlas, Hennepin County, County Atlas Series Atlas C-4, Minnesota Geological Survey, 1989; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by (1) researching the County Well Index; (2) interviewing the Site Contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area; and, (3) observing the Site and surrounding area for evidence of wells. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner




Aquifer

206278 Legion Post 435 commercial 848 168 / 680 74 / 774 ODPL

206282 Oakerman and Hunstead

domestic 835 50 / 785 22 / 813 QWTA

206281 Skelly Oil Co. commercial 840 243 / 597 73 / 767 Multiple

206283 Weegman domestic 852 50 / 802 38 / 814 QWTA

unknown City Well No. 4(2) municipal unknown unknown unknown unknown

unknown City Well(2) municipal unknown unknown unknown unknown

ODPL: Platteville limestone QWTQ: Quaternary Water Table Aquifer (2) Well building was observed during a site reconnaissance on March 26, 2009.

RICHFIELD CWI Well Map


206289

206274

←206278 •233261

SITE233262• 206281

206238 no record206282

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: Rochester Fire Department: Rochester Fire Department 201 4th Street SE, Room 10 Rochester, MN 55904 Site Contact: Dan Slavin, Deputy Fire Chief 507-328-2813 [email protected] Training Location: Olmsted County Fairgrounds, Rochester Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 543152.22, 4872409.95 Type of foam used in training: AFFF: 3M Class A: 3M Other: HCT F-500 emulsifier Foam training frequency: Annually Foam use per training event: 5 gallons Spent foam destination: Ground Annual foam use: AFFF: 5 gallons Class A: 5 gallons Other: 25 gallons Nearest surface water: Zumbro River approximately 2/3 mile west and Bear Creek

approximately 1 mile east Nearest wetland: Approximately 2/3 mile west Karst Area: Training site is located in an active karst area. Nearest water well: Less than 1/4 mile Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: Training site located adjacent to WPA Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: More than 1 mile to the southwest SITE RANKING: 25

SITE SUMMARY – Rochester Fire Department, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 1,000 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Sand and gravel to an approximate depth of 15 feet below grade

surface (bgs) over approximately 20 feet of the St. Peter sandstone bedrock formation, over Prairie du Chien dolomitic limestone.

The site and immediate surrounding area has a low to moderate

probability for sinkholes. Groundwater Elevation: Less than 20 feet below grade, or approximately 980 to 990 feet msl. Estimated Groundwater Flow: North-northwesterly (1) Sources: Geologic Atlas, Olmsted County, Minnesota, County Atlas Series, Atlas C-3, Minnesota Geological Survey, 1988; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use




Aquifer

228149 Olmsted Fair Board

other 1,003 68 / 935 not provided OPDC

242118 Seneca Foods Corp.

industrial 1,001 410 / 591 not provided not provided

469010 Rochester Rent-All MW-1

abandoned monitoring

1,019 30 / 989 21 / 998 OSPT



1,017 32 / 985 19 / 998 OSPT



1,019 30 / 989 19 / 1,000 OSPT

662099 MNDOT ROW MW-7


997 18 / 979 11 / 986 QWTA

449402 Jet Gas Station RW-2

abandoned recovery

1,024 40 / 984 not provided OPDC

461966 MNDOT MW-9 monitoring 1,025 39 / 986 34 / 991 QWTA

483632 Conoco MW-11 monitoring 1,027 34 / 993 29 / 998 OSPT

589826 MW-4 monitoring 1,001 31 / 959 not provided OPDC

589824 MW-5, Crossroads Cntr.

monitoring 1,003 21 / 982 not provided OPDC

674100 MW-8 monitoring 1,005 40 / 965 15 / 990 OPDC

OPDC: Prairie du Chien limestone OSTP: St. Peter sandstone QWTA: Quaternary Water Table Aquifer

ROCHESTER – Olmsted County Fairgrounds Training Site CWI Well Map



662099

519139-519143•

242118 451058 - 451060 674100

589826 589824 228149

SITE →532676

449402-449408, 479490 483632 496010 - 496012

461966

SITE SUMMARY

Site Name: South Central College - North Mankato 1920 Lee Blvd. North Mankato, MN 56003 Site Contact: Tim Zehnder, Fire & Rescue Program Manager 507-389-7329 [email protected] Training Location: On site Training Location Coordinates (X,Y): 416320.51, 4891876.96 (near north campus entrance) Type of foam used in training: AFFF: All (3M use assumed) AR-AFFF: All (3M use assumed) Class A: All Training Foam: Ansul Silv-ex Foam training frequency: Monthly Foam use per training event: 5 gallons Spent foam destination: Ground, storm sewer Annual foam use: AFFF: 5 gallons plus AR-AFFF: 5 gallons plus Class A: 10 gallons plus Training Foam: 10 gallons plus Nearest surface water: Intermittent stream approximately 1/4 mile southwest; Minnesota

River, 1/2 to 1 mile south Nearest wetland: 1/2 to 1 mile south Karst Area: Site located in covered karst area. Nearest water well: 1/4 to 1/3 mile southwest Nearest Wellhead Protection Area: More than one mile Nearest Source Water Assessment Area: Site is located in a SWAA SITE RANKING: 24

SITE SUMMARY – South Central College, North Mankato, continued

Surface Elevation: Approximately 990 feet above mean sea level (msl) Subsurface Geology(1): Sandy clay to an approximate depth of 150 feet below grade

surface (bgs) over Prairie du Chien dolomitic limestone bedrock. Groundwater Elevation: Less than 20 feet below grade, or approximately 970 to 980 feet

msl. Estimated Groundwater Flow: Southerly (1) Sources: Water Resources of the Lower Minnesota River Watershed, South-Central Minnesota, Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-526, U.S. Geological Survey, 1974; topographic map available on the County Well Index on the Minnesota Department of Health website (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/cwi); and, on-site and/or nearby well logs from the County Well Index. A search for nearby water wells was conducted by researching the County Well Index and interviewing the Site contact(s) regarding known water wells in the area. Wells identified on or adjacent to the Site, or within ¼-mile downgradient of the Site, are summarized in the table below.


Unique Well ID

Well Owner

Well Use




Aquifer

52W0006569 not provided not provided

998 not provided not provided not provided

52W0006573 not provided not provided

993 not provided not provided not provided

211770 Thomas domestic 995 310 / 685 265 / 730 OPDC

589772 MW-4 monitoring not provided, ~995

21 / ~974 not provided not provided


16 / ~979 not provided not provided


31 / ~964 11.5 / 983.5 not provided


21 / ~974 8 / 987 not provided

OPDC: Prairie du Chien

SOUTH CENTRAL COLLEGE, NORTH MANKATO CWI Well Map

•527841 - 527844

SITE→

209819

52W0006569

•589772, 589773,

589775, 589776 112950

52W0006573

52W0006571 211770

52W0006572

APPENDIX B

Executed Access Agreements for Fire Foam Training Sites Bemidji Brooklyn Center Burnsville Claremont Goodview Harmony Kenyon Luverne North St. Paul Richfield

APPENDIX C

Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery Site Map, Site Reconnaissance Photographs, and PFC Sampling Results

Fire Foam Training Area Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery

Rosemount, MN 0 200 400 600 800100Feet

¯Legend

Foam Training Area

Flint Hills Pine Bend Refinery Fire Training Area March 11, 2009

Photograph 1 Concrete-paved training area and HDP-lined retention pond, view from the northwest corner facing east.

Photograph 2 View of the training area and pond from the from the northwest corner facing southwest.

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Flint Hills Resources WWTP Perfluorochemical Assessment Influent

[ng/L (ppt)] Effluent

[ng/L (ppt)] Sludge

[ng/g (ppb)] 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008

PFBA 40.2* NQ 148* 128* - - PFPeA < 17.6 487* < 9.91 < 5.50* - - PFHxA 17.2 < 14.7 23.6 12.2 - - PFHpA < 16.7 < 7.91 6.86 5.87 - - PFOA 9.08 < 2.80 10 5.48 - - PFNA < 6.19 < 2.80 < 2.59 < 2.63 - - PFDA < 6.19 < 2.80* < 2.59 < 2.49 - -

PFUnA < 6.19 < 2.80* < 2.59 < 2.49 - - PFDoA < 6.19 < 2.80 < 2.59 < 2.49 - - PFBS 31.6 130 < 5.17 18.5 - - PFHxS 27.5 18.1 45 42.9 - - PFOS 54.6 43.5 57.5 32.5 - -

PFOSA < 6.19 < 2.80 5.21 3.06* - - % moisture - -

< = below detection limit; value listed is detection limit * = estimated value based on QA review - = no data available NQ = not quantifiable 2007 – grab samples collected 5/2/07 2008 – grab samples collected 3/25/08 Marathon Petroleum WWTP Perfluorochemical Assessment Influent


[ng/L (ppt)] Sludge

[ng/g (ppb)] 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008

PFBA 1020* - 79.3 - - - PFPeA 62.6* - < 6.26 - - - PFHxA 44.8 - < 6.26 - - - PFHpA 15 - < 6.26 - - - PFOA 20 - < 6.26 - - - PFNA 4.21 - < 6.26 - - - PFDA < 4.07 - < 6.26 - - -

PFUnA < 4.07 - < 6.26 - - - PFDoA < 4.07 - < 6.26 - - - PFBS 180 - < 12.5 - - - PFHxS 131 - < 12.5 - - - PFOS 256 - < 12.5 - - -

PFOSA < 4.07 - < 6.26 - - - % moisture - -

< = below detection limit; value listed is detection limit * = estimated value based on QA review - = no data available 2007 – grab samples collected 5/18/07

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APPENDIX D

Marathon Refinery Site Map, Site Reconnaissance Photographs, PFC Sampling Results, and Well Location Map

Fire Foam Training AreaMarathon RefinerySt. Paul Park, MN 0 175 350 525 70087.5

Feet

¯Legend

Foam Training Area

Marathon Oil Refinery Fire Training Area March 17, 2009

Photograph 1 Fire training area concrete pad and structures, view from the northwest corner facing southeast.

Photograph 2 View of the training area from the southeast corner facing west.

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Flint Hills Resources WWTP Perfluorochemical Assessment Influent


[ng/L (ppt)] Sludge

[ng/g (ppb)] 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008

PFBA 40.2* NQ 148* 128* - - PFPeA < 17.6 487* < 9.91 < 5.50* - - PFHxA 17.2 < 14.7 23.6 12.2 - - PFHpA < 16.7 < 7.91 6.86 5.87 - - PFOA 9.08 < 2.80 10 5.48 - - PFNA < 6.19 < 2.80 < 2.59 < 2.63 - - PFDA < 6.19 < 2.80* < 2.59 < 2.49 - -

PFUnA < 6.19 < 2.80* < 2.59 < 2.49 - - PFDoA < 6.19 < 2.80 < 2.59 < 2.49 - - PFBS 31.6 130 < 5.17 18.5 - - PFHxS 27.5 18.1 45 42.9 - - PFOS 54.6 43.5 57.5 32.5 - -

PFOSA < 6.19 < 2.80 5.21 3.06* - - % moisture - -

< = below detection limit; value listed is detection limit * = estimated value based on QA review - = no data available NQ = not quantifiable 2007 – grab samples collected 5/2/07 2008 – grab samples collected 3/25/08 Marathon Petroleum WWTP Perfluorochemical Assessment Influent


[ng/L (ppt)] Sludge

[ng/g (ppb)] 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008

PFBA 1020* - 79.3 - - - PFPeA 62.6* - < 6.26 - - - PFHxA 44.8 - < 6.26 - - - PFHpA 15 - < 6.26 - - - PFOA 20 - < 6.26 - - - PFNA 4.21 - < 6.26 - - - PFDA < 4.07 - < 6.26 - - -

PFUnA < 4.07 - < 6.26 - - - PFDoA < 4.07 - < 6.26 - - - PFBS 180 - < 12.5 - - - PFHxS 131 - < 12.5 - - - PFOS 256 - < 12.5 - - -

PFOSA < 4.07 - < 6.26 - - - % moisture - -

< = below detection limit; value listed is detection limit * = estimated value based on QA review - = no data available 2007 – grab samples collected 5/18/07

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APPENDIX E

ABLE Fire Training Center, Burnsville Site Map and Site Reconnaissance Photographs

Fire Foam Training AreaABLE Fire Training Center

Burnsville, MN 0 75 150 225 30037.5Feet̄

Legend

Foam Training Area

ABLE Fire Training Center, Burnsville Fire Foam Training Area

March 31, 2009

Photograph 1 Fire foam is sprayed from the edge of the asphalt into the wooded area. View from the eastern extent of the area where fire foam was sprayed facing southwest.

Photograph 2 View of the fire foam training area (at left) facing north. Runoff from the fire foam training area would drain downhill to the north.

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APPENDIX F

King’s Cove Marina Fire Newspaper Articles

Boats destroyed in costly fire at King's Cove Marina 10/24/2002 By:Ben Ganje Staff Writer - 10/24/2002 A fire tore through King's Cove Marina just north of the Mississippi River on Sunday afternoon in what could be the city's third costliest fire in recent memory. Mark Holmes, Hastings fire chief, said the fire burned between 16 and 20 boats before firefighters contained the blaze at around 8 p.m. The vessels ranged in value from $15,000 to "hundreds of thousands of dollars," Bill King, co-owner of King's Cove, said.

When assessing the damage, Holmes said it was sometimes hard to tell from the burned remains whether it was one hull or two. It is possible more boats were damaged.

The Hastings Fire Department responded to a 9-1-1 call Sunday at 3:30 p.m. along with four other area fire departments.

The fire apparently started when a private boat-owner used a propane torch to shrink wrap his boat for winter storage.

The boat-owner called 9-1-1 and informed marina owners immediately, King said.

The fire, fueled by a stiff easterly wind and quick-burning fiberglass, jumped to neighboring boats within minutes.

Laura Spillane, co-owner of the marina, said about 12 boats were already engulfed in flames by the time the Fire Department arrived.

The official investigation is still pending and no charges have been filed.

"Firefighters did an unbelievable job," Spillane said.

King's Cove has a policy that prohibits customer shrink-wrapping, King said. The marina does offer the winterization service.

Hastings firefighters were still at the scene 24 hours later to quell flare-ups and keep the fire from re-igniting. Some of the hulls were still smoldering and not stable enough for firefighters to enter.

Damage estimates were not yet assessed, but it could be, monetarily, Hastings' third worst in recent memory, Holmes said.

"Obviously, we had no major injuries, so it's hard to put a value on it," Holmes said.

Rand Donker, owner of Hastings Bait and Tackle, is the only Hastings resident to have a boat damaged in the fire, King said.

Donker learned of the fire damage to his 1978 36-foot Gibson houseboat on Sunday night.

"I guess you can't really do anything about it," Donker said. He estimates his boat's value at $20,000 to $24,000.

Holmes said they notified the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. There didn't appear to be any fuel runoff, he said.

Police from Hastings, Dakota County and Washington County responded to the blaze and closed down Highway 61 north of the marina at Highway 10 to Fourth Street in downtown Hastings. The road was closed for about three hours.

Mike McMenomy, Hastings police chief, said there was concern over traffic safety from the thick, black smoke coming from the marina, as well as the need to give fire trucks easy access to the fire station.

Hastings police called in six reserve officers to help with traffic control.

Firefighters used the station to fill up with water and also drew water from the Mississippi River to douse the blaze, Holmes said.

Fire departments from Cottage Grove, Miesville, Rosemount and Woodbury responded to the call, while the Prescott Fire Department had a truck on call for calls within the city during the operation.

King's Cove and the Fire Department had previously made plans in the event of a large fire at the marina.

"In 36 years of business, this has never happened before," Spillane said. "It's just an unfortunate accident."

Fire Department closes case on last fall’s marina fire By: Ben Ganje, staff writer - 04/24/2003 Hastings Star-Gazette The black ash remained all winter at King’s Cove marina, north of the Mississippi River. It was a telltale sign that investigators were working to determine the exact cause of one Hastings’ worst fires in recent memory.

But last week, officials reported: “This case is now closed.”

In its final report released Wednesday, April 16, the Hastings Fire Department concluded that the October 2002 fire at King’s Cove, 9 Highway 61, was caused by a propane torch while a boat owner was winterizing his vessel.

Assistant Fire Chief Mike Schutt said the fire started when Jason Karnitz, Cottage Grove, was shrink-wrapping his boat for storage.

The fire was unintentional, the report said, and no charges have been filed against Karnitz.

King’s Cove has a policy that prohibits shrink-wrapping, according to Bill King, co-owner of the marina. The marina does offer the winterizing service.

No one was injured in the fire, but it caused an estimated $3 million in damage to between 16 and 20 boats stored at the marina. Schutt said the value of the vessels parked at King’s Cove was close to $50 million.

The fire might be the third worst, monetarily, in Hastings history.

According to Schutt’s report, Karnitz was using a propane torch to shrink-wrap his 1999 Cruiser Yacht at the marina. He noticed smoke billowing out of the boat’s peak and cut a hole in the wrap to look inside. Karnitz saw a fire on one of the boat’s seats and went to call 9-1-1.

Schutt reported that a distinct V-pattern was visible up the side of Karnitz’s boat

a sign investigators use to locate a fire’s origin.

At the time of the fire, Laura Spillane, co-owner of the marina, said there were 12 boats engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. A stiff easterly wind fueled the fire, and five fire departments from neighboring communities assisted Hastings Fire Department in quelling the blaze.

Firefighters stayed at the fire for 24 hours because many of the fiberglass hulls continued to smolder and threatened to re-ignite.

“Firefighters did an unbelievable job,” Spillane said.

Saint Paul Pioneer Press

October 21, 2002 HASTINGS BOAT FIRE FORCES CLOSURE OF U.S. 61 ENVIRONMENTAL PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AS 21 VESSELS BURN Author: TAMMY J. OSEID Pioneer Press Edition: City Section: LOCAL Page: B1 Index Terms: FIRE Article Text: Flames more than 25 feet high engulfed at least 21 pleasure boats in a Hastings harbor on Sunday afternoon, prompting officials to close parts of U.S. 61 and to take environmental precautions. Thick black smoke billowed around the scene and up the Mississippi River while firefighters attempted to keep the flames from spreading among the dry-docked boats at King's Cove Family Marina in Hastings. After fighting the blaze for about two hours, five firefighting agencies contained the fire. About 100 cruisers and houseboats were dry-docked near the blaze and marina co-owner Laura King Spillane was uncertain Sunday night how many were damaged. The 400-some boats at the marina range in value from about $15,000 to several hundred thousand dollars, King Spillane said. "It's not like anything I've ever seen before," she said. "It's very sad." No one was seriously injured, although one firefighter pulled a muscle. Because firefighters feared large propane tanks on the boats would explode or the burning fiberglass couldbe a health hazard, U.S. 61 was closed over the Mississippi River until about 7:30 p.m. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency was called in because propane and other chemicals may have leaked into the water. No residential areas were in the path of the smoke, and no one was evacuated. The fire broke out shortly before 3:30 p.m. when a man was shrink-wrapping a boat to prepare it for winter, King Spil! lane said. Washington County Sheriff Jim Frank said the man was a boat owner. "It sounds like a spark jumped ... then the wind shifted," Frank said. When firefighters arrived several minutes later, 12 dry-docked boats were on fire, said Hastings Fire Chief Mark Holmes. Fire departments from Prescott, Rosemount, Cottage Grove and Miesville assisted. The fire quickly spread to about 21 boats, Holmes said. By about 5:30 p.m., however, the blaze was under control, although firefighters continued to douse the burnt-out hulls of boats with water as a handful of spectators looked on. Thick gray smoke limited visibility at the scene, although lights near the harbor occasionally blinked into sight. Many boat owners are preparing their boats for winter storage this time of year, said King Spillane, whose family has owned the Hastings marina for 36 years. The equipment used to shrink plastic wrap around boats -- which protect! s them in storage -- uses propane as a heat source, Holmes sai! d. Although the blaze is still under investigation, it was believed to be accidental, he said. STAFF WRITER LISA DONOVAN CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT. TAMMY J. OSEID CAN BE REACHED AT [email protected] OR (651) 228-2171 Caption: Copyright 2002, 2003 Saint Paul Pioneer Press Record Number: 0210200355

Pioneer Press Posted on Mon, Oct. 21, 2002 Two dozen boats substantially damaged in marina fire BY AMY SHERMAN Pioneer Press ( HASTINGS MN ) About 24 boats had substantial damage and others may have minor damage from a major fire at a Hastings marina Sunday afternoon, according to an owner. Although the blaze is under investigation by Hastings police and fire departments, it is believed to be accidental, said Fire Chief Mark Holmes. It appears the fire started shortly before 3:30 p.m. when a man was using a propane fire torch to shrink-wrap his boat in preparation for winter, authorities said. When the fire started, he immediately called 911, said Laura Spillane, co-owner of King’s Cove Marina. Crews were on scene all night and cleared the scene around 10:45 a.m. this morning, Holmes said. Hastings fire was assisted at the scene by Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Rosemount, Miesville departments and Prescott staffed Hastings’ fire station. Firefighters did an outstanding job handling an unusual fire, Spillane said. King’s Cove, in operation for 36 years, has slips for 415 boats. About 100 boats were in the area where the fire started. “The boat owners have been very gracious,” Spillane said. “They are saddened by their loss but they have a real sense of community. Each dock down here is like a neighborhood. The boats lost, the majority came from one dock. They have all stuck together. … They are saddened but they are all relieved no one was killed. ”It doesn’t appear that propane or other chemicals leaked into the water or posed a threat to the river, said Mike Rafferty, an information officer with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. There wasn’t much fuel left in the boats and the fire occurred in a backwater area, he said.

APPENDIX G

GIS Map Layer of Fire Foam Training Area Polygons (Electronic)

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