Oakdale PFAS project would divert water around former 3M dump

State executives are accepting comments on the environmental impacts of a project proposed by M Corp to collect surface water upstream of a dump in Oakdale in order to reduce polyfluoroalkyl substances PFAS in stormwater discharge from the site The Abresch Disposal Site is the largest of three former disposal locations that comprise the Oakdale Disposal Site a state and federal Superfund site M is working with the Minnesota Contamination Control Agency to remediate soil and groundwater at the site The project is proposed to further reduce PFAS impacts to stormwater discharge from the site according to an environmental review of the project The proposed project would collect surface water upstream of the site and divert it to a three-acre flood-retention basin where water would then be reintroduced into the natural flow of the watershed according to the environmental assessment worksheet A three-quarter-mile conveyance pipe would maneuver around the Abresch Disposal Site thus bypassing PFAS detected within the site according to the EAW This would reduce the discharge of PFAS in surface water and improve downstream surface water quality in the Twin Cities east metropolitan area the EAW states The Minnesota Department of Natural Tools is accepting comments until p m June on the EAW A copy of the EAW is available on the project page of the DNR website a print copy may be requested by calling - - The EAW is also available for community review at the Oakdale Library the DNR Library and the Minneapolis Central Library Related Articles An absolute privilege Darts President Ann Bailey offers advice reflects on years in Dakota County aging services Mahtomedi school board adds second referendum question to fall ballot Forest Lake detours begin as MnDOT undertakes M Highway reconstruction project Forest Lake School Board hears input on workable contentious approach changes artOPENer Studio Tour hits St Croix Valley stops Comments on the EAW must be submitted no later than p m June Email comments should be sent to environmentalrev dnr state mn us with M surface water diversion in the subject line Comments can be mailed to Becky Horton EAW Project Manager Minnesota Department of Natural Information Lafayette Road Box St Paul MN - Anyone providing a mailing address or submitting comments via email will receive a copy of the subsequent decision document which will include responses to comments according to the DNR Because all comments and related information are part of the citizens record for the environmental review commenters names and email or postal addresses will be published and publicly available as they appear in the materials commenters submit