[Mpls] Re: stadium

[List manager]

On May 2, 2005, at 2:17 PM, Justin Eibensteiner wrote:

> Another bonus for the incinerator is due to the fact they are 
> considered a waste treatment facility they do not have to disclose 
> their emissions to the Toxic Release Inventory--creating even less 
> public transparency.

The MPCA offers this link to Hennepin Burner (HERC) emissions, annually 
from 1990 to 2003:
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/data/edaAir/pointResults.cfm?siteID=05300400

For comparison, I've included the Downtown Energy Center at 8th Street 
and 3rd Avenue (nearer the Dome) and the University of Minnesota 
Minneapolis campus (where that football stadium may go).

Here are the "criteria" pollutants, annual emissions, and state rank 
among all facilities reporting point source pollution to the MPCA. 
Note: the Garbage Burner and Downtown Energy Center data is for 2003, 
the U from 1997.

Carbon monoxide
52. Downtown Energy Center, 78 tons
58. Garbage burner, 66 tons
65. U, 48.6 tons

Lead
68. Garbage burner, .02 tons
68. U, .02 tons
101. Downtown Energy Center, .003 tons

Nitrogen oxides
36. Garbage burner, 443 tons
40. Downtown Energy Center, 352 tons
64. U, 189 tons

Particulates
80. Downtown Energy Center, 38 tons
94. Garbage burner, 32 tons
444. U, 3.62 tons

Sulfur dioxide
31. Downtown Energy Center, 406 tons
43. U, 244 tons
118. Garbage burner, 12 tons

Volatile Organic Compounds
409. Downtown Energy Center, 7.5 tons
817. U, 7.88 tons
832. Garbage burner, 1.27 tons

Downtown Energy Center: 
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/data/edaAir/pointResults.cfm?siteID=05300011
U: 
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/data/edaAir/pointResults.cfm?siteID=12300034

David Brauer
List manager