August 2012

The August regular meeting was a two-day affair: August 27 and 28.

Monday, August 27

• Webcast - Aug. 27
  Note: The board takes up the Full Circle Organics/Good Thunder Compost Facility decision item about 33 minutes into the meeting. The information item on board decisions begins at 206 minutes.
• Signature Document - Full Circle Organics/Good Thunder Compost Facility (Permit)
  The MPCA Citizens' Board voted to approve the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order approving the issuance of the Solid Waste Permit No. SW-662 to Full Circle Organics/Good Thunder Compost Facility near Good Thunder, Minnesota.
• Signature document - Full Circle Organics/Good Thunder Compost Facility (Citizens' petition)
  The MPCA Citizens' Board voted to approve the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order to deny the petition requesting the preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) on the Full Circle Organics/Good Thunder Compost Facility, Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
• Board packet - Information item: Environmental Review and Permit Decisions and the MPCA Citizens' Board
  Legislative language passed in 2012 to review current situation and alternatives for bringing Environmental Review and permit decisions to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizens' Board.
• Board packet - Decision item: Full Circle Organics/Good Thunder Compost Facility - 2. Approval of Findings of Fact
  Approval of Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order, to Deny Request for a Contested Case Hearing, and Authorization to Issue Solid Waste Permit SW-662
• Board packet - Decision item: Full Circle Organics/Good Thunder Compost Facility - 1. Request for Approval
  Request for Approval of Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order, to Deny the Petition for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet.
• Agenda - Aug. 27 and 28
• Webcast archive (~430Mb)
  Large download (430Mb) of the webcast of the Aug. 27, 2012, meeting of the MPCA Citizens' Board. Includes video file and images from presented slide shows, as well as a browser-based "player" that will play the files from a local installation.

Tuesday, August 28

• Webcast - Aug. 28
  MPCA Citizens' Board August 2012 meeting, day two
• Signature document - Veolia Environmental Services Rolling Hills Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Project
  The MPCA Citizens' Board voted to adopt the Final Scoping Decision Document for the proposed Veolia Environmental Services Rolling Hills Mixed Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Wright County.
• Signature Document - 401 Water Quality Certification of the EPA Vessel General Permit
  The MPCA Citizens' Board voted to approve the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order approving the Federal Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Vessel and small Vessel General Permits.
• Board packet - Decision item: Vessel General Permit
  MPCA staff requests approval of the Federal Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification (401 Certification) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Vessel and small Vessel General Permit and submission to the EPA.
• Board packet - Decision item: Veolia Environmental Services Rolling Hills Mixed Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Project
  Request for Adoption of the Scoping Decision Document for the Environmental Impact Statement and Authorization to Distribute the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
• Agenda - Aug. 27 and 28