Status of MCES Liquid Waste Receiving Facilities
Last Updated: 11/29/11
This following information is intended for persons interested in changes to the MCES Liquid Waste Receiving Facilities planned for 2011-12. MCES will update this page as new information become available. If you have specific questions regarding these changes, please contact:
- Laura Engen at laura.engen@metc.state.mn.us or at 651-602-4712;
- Mark Pierson at mark.pierson@metc.state.mn.us or at 651-602-4707; or
- Bob Golden at bob.golden@metc.state.mn.us or at 651-602-4705.
Metro Liquid Waste Receiving (LWR) Facility - Directions and map. The Metro LWR Facility is fully operational and open to accept loads 7 days a week, 24 hours per day. There are six discharge ports available to haulers at this site. There is also a break room with a restroom and vending. The Metro LWR is the only MCES facility/disposal site to accept industrial loads and haulers carrying industrial loads must have a specific activity code to gain access. The 3rd and Commercial disposal site should not be used unless otherwise specifically directed by MCES to do so.
Fridley LWR Facility- Directions and map. This facility is staffed and open to accept loads of Domestic, Holding Tank and Portable Toilet wastewater. WInter Hours are in effect November 14, 2011 through April 2, 2012. The facility is open Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and closed Saturdays and Sundays. The facility is also closed on Thursday, Nov. 25, Friday, Dec. 23 and Friday, Dec. 30. If additional hours are needed, haulers must contact their MCES permit engineer 14 days in advance to see if arrangements can be made. Haulers would be required to cover the additional cost of operating the facility. This site is now equipped with an entry kiosk system similar to that at the Metro and Blue Lake LWR facilities. Haulers must provide their own discharge hose. Discharge ports at the facility are 6 inches in diameter with 3 and 4 inch adaptors available.
Blue Lake LWR Facility- The LWR facility at the MCES Blue Lake Treatment Plant is fully operational as of October 25, 2010. This facility is located on the southeast end of the plant grounds. It is equipped with the same scale system as at Metro LWR and has two discharge ports. This facility is open 7 days a week, 24 hours per day and accepts loads of Domestic, Holding Tank, Portable Toilet and Commercial wastewater. A plant security guard is on site and can provide assistance to the LWR facility if needed.
Chanhassen LWR Facility- The Chanhassen facility near Park Place and Park Road will be upgraded with an entry system and will include a system to determine load volumes. The new system will be compatible with the Metro and Blue Lake systems. Currently this project is in the design phase and is projected to be installed during 2012.
Empire LWR Facility- Located at MCES’s Empire wastewater treatment plant near Farmington, this facility will also be upgraded with a scale and entry system similar to Metro and Blue Lake in 2012.