3946 Nicols Rd - Petroleum Tank ReleaseNovember 19, 2004
Mr. Larry Feldstein
Sinclair Oil Corporation
1001 East Cliff Road, Suite 201
Burnsville, MN 55337
RE: Petroleum Tank Release Site File Closure
Site: Sinclair Station, 3946 Nicols Road, Eagan, MN 55122
Site ID#: LEAK00015244
Dear Mr. Feldstein:
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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We are pleased to let you know that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) staff has
determined that your investigation and/or cleanup has adequately addressed the petroleum tank release
at the site listed above. Based on the information provided, the MPCA staff has closed the release site
file.
Closure of the file means that the MPCA staff does not require any additional investigation and/or
cleanup work at this time or in the foreseeable future. Please be aware that file closure does not
necessarily mean that all petroleum contamination has been removed from this site. However, the
MPCA staff has concluded that any remaining contamination, if present, does not appear to pose a
threat to public health or the environment under current conditions.
The MPCA reserves the right to reopen this file and to require additional investigation and/or cleanup
work if new information, changing regulatory requirements or changed land use make additional work
necessary. If you or other parties discover additional contamination (either petroleum or
nonpetroleum) that was not previously reported to the MPCA, Minnesota law requires that the MPCA
be immediately notified.
You should understand that this letter does not release any party from liability for the petroleum
contamination under Minn. Stat. ch. 115C (2002) or any other applicable state or federal law. In
addition, this letter does not release any party from liability for nonpetroleum contamination, if
present, under Minn. Stat. ch. 115B (2002), the Minnesota Superfund Law.
Please note that as a result of performing the requested work you may be eligible to apply to the
Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Fund ( Petrofund) for partial reimbursement of the costs you
have incurred in investigating and cleaning up this petroleum tank release. The Petrofund is
administered by the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board (Petro Board) and the Minnesota
Department of Commerce. To learn more about who is eligible for reimbursement, the type of work
that is eligible for reimbursement, and the amount of reimbursement available, please contact
Petrofund staff at 651- 297 -1119 or 1- 800 -638 -0418.
520 Lafayette Rd. N.; Saint Paul, MN 55155 -4194; (651) 296 -6300 (Voice); (651) 282 -5332 (TTY); www.pca.state.mn.us
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If future development of this property or the surrounding area is planned, it should be assumed that
petroleum contamination may still be present. If petroleum contamination is encountered during future
development work, the MPCA staff should be notified immediately.
For specific information regarding petroleum contamination that may remain at this leak site, please
call the Leaking Underground Storage Tank File Request Program at 651/297 -8499. The MPCA fact
sheet Request to Bill for Services Performed must be completed prior to arranging a time for file
review.
Thank you for your response to this petroleum tank release and for your cooperation with the MPCA to
protect public health and the environment. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please call
me at (651) 296 -7824.
Sincerely,
SAL:ais
Sarah Larsen
Project Manager
Petroleum Remediation Unit 2
Petroleum & Closed Landfill Section
Remediation Division
cc: Maria Petersen, City Clerk, Eagan
Craig Jensen, Fire Chief, Eagan
Sheila Wiegman, Dakota County Solid Waste Officer
Matt Schemmel, DPRA
Minnesota Department of Commerce Petrofund Staff