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MPCA posts decision on Hibbing superfund site; HPU urges public comment
Summary
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency published a decision docket this morning regarding the former Hibbing coal gasification plant; Hibbing Public Utilities said cleanup will be funded by outside resources and asked residents to review the docket and participate in the MPCA comment period.
Hibbing Public Utilities announced on June 9 that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency had published a decision docket on the future of the former coal gasification plant site in Hibbing.
At the meeting, a utilities presenter said the MPCA decision indicates cleanup will be funded by outside resources rather than by Hibbing ratepayers. The presenter said HPU will issue a press release and encouraged residents to watch the MPCA docket and participate in the open comment period.
"That is a project that will now be funded by outside resources to pay for the cleanup," the presenter said, urging community members to submit comments during the period the MPCA lists.
Ending: The commission did not take further action at the June 9 meeting; staff said they will issue a public notice and press release to alert residents to the MPCA docket and upcoming comment opportunities.
