1200 Trapp Rd - Ltr 2025-01-16 re MPCA No Association Determination1 MINNESOTA POLLUTION
CONTROL AGENCY
520 Lafayette Road North I St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-4194 1 651-296-6300
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January 16, 2025
VIA EMAIL
Ijaz Haidar
SJ Computers LLC
2817 Eagandale Blvd
Eagan, MN 55121-1212
RE: No Association Determination
SJ Computers, 1200 Trapp Rd, Eagan
MPCA Site ID: BF0002888
Billing ID: 195169
PIN: 10-22500-02-361
Dear Ijaz Haidar:
This letter is in response to the request from J. Joseph Otte with Landmark Environmental, LLC for a
determination under Minn. Stat. section 11513.178 that certain actions proposed to be taken by SJ
Computers LLC at the SJ Computers site, located at the address referenced above (the Site), will not
constitute conduct associating SJ Computers LLC with the release or threatened release of hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants at the Site for the purpose of Minn. Stat. section 11513.03, subd.
3(a)(4).
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) staff in the Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup (VIC)
Program has reviewed the documents submitted for the Site. The 6.23 -acre Site consists of a single
parcel that has been developed since 1986 when the current Site building was constructed. The Site has
been used as an office and warehouse (storage and cutting/sewing of medical braces and other soft
goods) since 1986, with no known use or storage of chlorinated solvents. The Site was previously
enrolled in the MPCA VIC Program as the 1200 Trapp Road site (VP3570). SJ Computers LLC intends to
use the Site for a commercial sales and computer repair facility.
Limited environmental investigations were completed at the Site in February 1993 and August 1993.
Two soil samples were collected from an area adjacent to the former chemical storage rooms and
analyzed for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
metals. Chlorinated VOCs were not detected in the soil samples. Metals were detected within the range
of typical background concentrations.
Three groundwater samples were collected at the Site from temporary monitoring wells in February
1993 and analyzed for VOCs. Trichloroethene (TCE) was detected in groundwater at a concentration less
than the current Health Risk Limit (HRL) established by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).
Three groundwater samples were collected at the Site from permanent monitoring wells in August,
September, and October 1993 and analyzed for VOCs. Trichloroethene was detected in groundwater in
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one monitoring well on the southwest corner of the Site at concentrations greater than the current HRL
established by MDH.
Fourteen sub -slab soil vapor samples were collected at the Site in September 2024 (non -heating season)
and November (heating season) and analyzed for VOCs. Tetrachloroethene (PCE) and 1,1,2 -
trichloroethane (1,1,2 -TCA) were detected in soil vapor at concentrations less than or slightly greater
than their industrial intrusion screening values (ISV).
For the purpose of this letter, the identified release consists of PCE and 1,1,2 -TCA in soil vapor
(Identified Release). This letter does not address petroleum -related contaminants. Technical assistance
for petroleum -related compounds may be obtained through the MPCA's Petroleum Brownfield Program.
Based upon a review of the information provided to the MPCA VIC Program, and subject to the
conditions set forth in this letter, a determination is hereby made pursuant to Minn. Stat.
section 115B.178, subd. 1 that the proposed actions (Proposed Actions) listed below will not associate SJ
Computers LLC with the Identified Release for the purpose of Minn. Stat. section 1156.03, subd. 3(a)(4).
This determination applies only to the following Proposed Actions:
• Purchase of the Site
• Operation of a commercial sales and repair facility at the Site, provided that the business does
not engage in the business of generating, transporting, storing, treating, or disposing of the
compounds, or breakdown products of the compounds, comprising the Identified Release
• Operation and maintenance of the Site building, grounds, and related infrastructure
This determination is made in accordance with Minn. Stat. section 115B.178, subd. 1, and is subject to
the following conditions:
1. The Proposed Actions shall be carried out as described herein.
2. SJ Computers LLC shall cooperate with the MPCA, its employees, contractors, and others acting
at the MPCA's direction, in the event that the MPCA takes, or directs others to take, response
actions at the Site to address the Identified Release or any other as yet unidentified release or
threatened release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant, including, but not
limited to, granting access to the Site so that response actions can be taken.
3. SJ Computers LLC shall avoid actions that contribute to the Identified Release or that interfere
with response actions required under any MPCA-approved response action plan to address the
Identified Release.
4. In the event that any suspected hazardous substances are encountered during Site activities
(i.e., renovation, etc.), SJ Computers LLC shall notify the MPCA project staff immediately in order
to determine appropriate handling, sampling, analysis, and disposal of such wastes.
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. section 115B.178, subd.1, when SJ Computers LLC takes the Proposed Actions in
accordance with the determination in this letter, subject to the conditions stated herein, the Proposed
Actions will not associate SJ Computers LLC with the Identified Release for the purpose of Minn. Stat.
section 11513.03, subd. 3(a)(4).
Ijaz Haidar
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January 16, 2025
The determination made in this letter applies to SJ Computers LLC's successors and assigns if the
successors and assigns: 1) are not otherwise responsible for the Identified Release at the Site; 2) do not
engage in activities with respect to the Identified Release which are substantially different from the
activities which SJ Computers LLC proposes to take, as described herein; and 3) comply with the
conditions set forth in this letter.
Please be advised that the determination made in this letter is subject to the disclaimers found in
Attachment A and is contingent on compliance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
If you have any questions about the contents of this letter, please contact Shanna Schmitt,
Hydrologist/Project Manager, at 651-757-2697 or by email at shanna.schmitt@state.mn.us.
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This document has been electronically signed.
Amy K. Hadiaris, P.G.
Supervisor
Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Unit
Remediation Division
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Attachment
cc: Elizabeth VanHoose, City of Eagan (electronic) (w/attachment)
Nikki Stewart, Dakota County Environmental (electronic) (w/attachment)
J. Joseph Otte, Landmark Environmental, LLC (electronic) (w/attachment)
Asad Azmi, Associated Bank (electronic) (w/attachment)
Disclaimers
SJ Computers
MPCA Site ID: BF0002888
1. Reservation of authorities
Attachment A
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Commissioner reserves the authority to take any
appropriate actions with respect to any release, threatened release, or other conditions at the Site.
The MPCA Commissioner also reserves the authority to take such actions if the voluntary party does
not proceed in the manner described in this letter or if actions taken or omitted by the voluntary
party with respect to the Site contribute to any release or threatened release or create an imminent
and substantial danger to public health and welfare.
2. No MPCA assumption of liability
The MPCA, its Commissioner, and staff do not assume any liability for any release, threatened
release, or other conditions at the Site or for any actions taken or omitted by the voluntary party
with regard to the release, threatened release, or other conditions at the Site, whether the actions
taken or omitted are in accordance with this letter or otherwise.
3. Letter based on current information
All statements, conclusions, and representations in this letter are based upon information known to
the MPCA Commissioner and staff at the time this letter was issued. The MPCA Commissioner and
staff reserve the authority to modify or rescind any such statement, conclusion, or representation
and to take any appropriate action under the Commissioner's authority if the MPCA Commissioner
or staff acquires information after issuance of this letter that provides a basis for such modification
or action.
4. Disclaimer regarding use or development of the property
The MPCA, its Commissioner, and staff do not warrant that the Site is suitable or appropriate for any
particular use.
5. Disclaimer regarding investigative or response action at the property
Nothing in this letter is intended to authorize any response action under Minn. Stat.
section 1156.17, subd. 12.
6. This approval does not supplant any applicable state or local stormwater permits, ordinances, or
other regulatory documents.
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