Container: Bubble Gum bucket
Contents: This cache came from the archived "Ain't no bears ..."
The cache area is wet and will probably remain wet.
The deer know the way to the cache.
No new trails are necessary.
Johnson Brothers SLF
County: Anoka
Legislative District: 53A
Solid Waste Permit Number: 8
Site Location:
The landfill is located North of 109th Avenue NE, east of Lexington Avenue in Lochness Park, in the city of Blaine.
Ownership:
Public Private Mixed
Fill Size:
The permitted area is 40 acres with the fill area being approximately 28 acres and contains approximately 1,500,000 cubic yards of waste.
Permit Information:
The site was permitted on July 11, 1970, in section 13 of township 31N, range 23W (Circle Pines Township).
Classification: C
A two-foot cover is in place. There are no current ground water or gas concerns.
Priority Score: 11
Site History and Closure Information:
The Johnson Brothers Sanitary Landfill was a privately owned and operated facility, receiving excavated solid waste and demolition debris as well as precipitate from the Minneapolis Water Treatment Plant.
The original permit was issued for the exclusive purpose of relocation of dump materials from the Johnson Street Quarry. This dump had to be relocated for the construction of I - 35W. The permit also authorized the disposal of debris from the demolition of two buildings. A permit addendum on April 5, 1970, allowed the disposal of 17,000 cubic yards of excavated dump material from the City of Blaine, which had to be relocated for realignment of University Avenue. By a letter dated Septermber 1, 1970, the site was authorized to dispose of precipitate from the Minneapolis Water Treatment Plant.
Ownership of the site was transferred to the City of Blaine for use as a park in 1972, although the landfill was not yet closed. The landfill closed in 1973, in accordance with MPCA rules in effect at that time. Anoka County accepted closure of the site in 1974, and the MPCA approved closure on January 11, 1994. In 1993, a ground water monitoring system was installed and cover improvements were made to improve surface drainage off of the fill area.