MPCA invites comments on statewide permit for burying concrete

For release: Aug. 14, 2013

Contact: Cathy Rofshus, 507-206-2608

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MPCA invites comments on statewide permit for burying concrete

Mankato, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) invites comments through Sept. 11 on a statewide permit that would regulate burial of waste concrete. Under this permit, homeowners and others would be allowed to dispose of concrete by burying it on sites where the concrete originated, as long as they applied for coverage under this permit and certain conditions were met.

For volumes of concrete under 10,000 cubic yards, the conditions would include:

• The concrete is uncontaminated.
• The owner submits a complete permit application at least 10 days before disposal of the concrete.
• To be complete, the permit application must be signed by the local zoning authority.

For volumes of concrete 10,000 cubic yards and more, the conditions include:

• The concrete is uncontaminated.
• The owner submits a complete permit application at least 30 days before disposal of the concrete.
• To be complete, the permit application must be signed by the local zoning authority.
• The application must include documentation of why the concrete cannot be recycled.

The concrete eligible for on-site burial would include concrete block, slabs and forms, including incidental metal and other inert materials embedded in the concrete. The permit would exclude concrete washout or excess concrete that requires disposal at the time of construction.

“Uncontaminated” means the concrete has had no contact with petroleum products or hazardous substances.

Burial would be prohibited in places, such as floodplains, shoreland, wetlands, and wild and scenic areas.

The permit would not release the owner from complying with local laws or supersede local laws that prohibit such disposal.

The draft permit and application are available under the Aug. 12, 2013 headline on the MPCA Public Notices webpage (http://www.pca.state.mn.us/publicnotices).

For more information or to submit comments, which must be in writing, contact Cory Boeck, MPCA, 12 Civic Center Plaza, Ste 2165, Mankato MN 56001; phone 507-344-5253; or cory.boeck@state.mn.us.

Broadcast version:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is inviting comments through September 11 on a statewide permit that would regulate burial of waste concrete. Under this permit, homeowners and others could dispose of concrete by burying it on sites where the concrete originated, as long as they applied for a permit and certain conditions were met.

The concrete cannot be contaminated with petroleum products or hazardous substances. Also, the local zoning authority must sign the permit application.

The draft permit is available on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Public Notices webpage.

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