Minnesota Administrative Rules

2890.1300 MAXIMUM PRELIMINARY LABOR CHARGES.

Subpart 1.

General.

When a task listed in this part is performed during the limited site investigation or full remedial investigation step of services or as part of excavation and soil disposal oversight before the investigation, the cost is prima facie unreasonable when it exceeds the amount specified for it in the proposal for consultant services or the maximum cost specified for it in this part when the task was started, whichever is less.

Subp. 2.

Administrative tasks.

A.

Agency status update has a maximum cost of $141 per field work event.

B.

Applicant status update has a maximum cost of:

(1)

$761 per drilling event; or

(2)

$205 per quarterly sampling event.

C.

Background review has a maximum cost of $821 per leak site.

D.

Drum disposal management has a maximum cost of $410 per disposal.

E.

Field work notification and scheduling has a maximum cost of $278 per field work event for which notification and scheduling are necessary.

F.

Health and safety plan has a maximum cost of $366 per leak site.

G.

Nonspecific administration has a maximum cost of $293 per step of services.

H.

Off-site access time has a maximum cost of $1,464 per off-site property to which access is required.

I.

Sample shipping and transportation has a maximum cost of $132 per shipping event.

J.

State duty officer emergency contact has a maximum cost of $141 per call.

Subp. 3.

Consultant drilling and excavation activities.

A.

Drilling oversight, field log preparation, and soil sampling have a maximum cost of:

(1)

$220 for a 25-foot or shallower boring; or

(2)

$10 per foot for a boring deeper than 25 feet.

B.

Free product recovery through hand bailing or portable pump has a maximum cost of $155 per well per event.

C.

Hydraulic conductivity field test has a maximum cost of $205 per monitoring well for which the performance of a hydraulic conductivity field test is necessary.

D.

Monitoring well installation oversight and development has a maximum cost of $410 per well, plus $205 per well that requires more than two hours for monitoring well development.

E.

Monitoring well sealing oversight has a maximum cost of $103 per well.

F.

Surveying and surveying equipment has a maximum cost of:

(1)

$278 per surveying event for which a licensed professional surveyor is not necessary; or

(2)

the reasonable actual cost up to $1,099 per surveying event for which a licensed professional surveyor is necessary.

G.

Temporary well installation oversight has a maximum cost of:

(1)

$220 for a 25-foot or shallower well; or

(2)

$10 per foot for a well deeper than 25 feet.

H.

Utility backfill investigation has a maximum cost of $103 per hand-auger boring.

I.

Utility clearance has a maximum cost of:

(1)

the reasonable actual cost up to $293 for each utility clearance event for which a private utility locator is not necessary; and

(2)

the reasonable actual cost up to $733 for each utility clearance event for which a private utility locator is necessary.

Subp. 4.

Field and receptor surveys.

A.

Karst field survey has a maximum cost of $2,900.

B.

Surface water receptor survey and risk evaluation has a maximum cost of $205 per leak site.

C.

Vapor receptor survey and risk evaluation has a maximum cost of $1,025 per leak site, plus:

(1)

$25 per citizen contact beyond eight; and

(2)

$52 per subsurface monitoring point beyond eight.

D.

Water well receptor survey and risk evaluation has a maximum cost of $1,102 per leak site, plus $52 per citizen contact or property surveyed beyond 15.

Subp. 5.

Sampling.

A.

AST soil sampling has a maximum cost of $52 per sample that is listed on the chain-of-custody form received by the laboratory.

B.

Composted soil sampling has a maximum cost of $103 per sampling event.

C.

Contaminated stockpile soil sampling has a maximum cost of $52 per sample that is listed on the chain-of-custody form received by the laboratory.

D.

Excavation soil sampling has a maximum cost of:

(1)

$103 per tank that is removed or abandoned, plus $5.13 per cubic yard excavated when a tank is being removed or abandoned; plus

(2)

$2.06 per cubic yard excavated when a tank is not being removed or abandoned; plus

(3)

$103 per test pit.

E.

Groundwater sampling (permanent monitoring well) has a maximum cost of $180 per well per sampling event.

F.

Groundwater sampling (other than permanent monitoring well) has a maximum cost of $52 per sampling point from which a sample is taken and delivered to a laboratory for analysis.

G.

Land-treated soil sampling has a maximum cost of $103 per sampling event.

Subp. 6.

Submissions to agency.

A.

Annual monitoring report preparation has a maximum cost of $2,254 per report, plus:

(1)

$52 per well beyond three;

(2)

$205, if follow-up vapor monitoring is performed;

(3)

$11 per subsurface monitoring point beyond eight that had to be plotted on a site map; and

(4)

$11 per property beyond 16 that had to be added to a property table.

B.

Composting monitoring worksheet preparation has a maximum cost of $103 per worksheet.

C.

Composting site application preparation has a maximum cost of $821 per composting site.

D.

Excavation report preparation has a maximum cost of $717 per report.

E.

Free product recovery report worksheet preparation has a maximum cost of $205 per site.

F.

Investigation report preparation (full RI) has a maximum cost of:

(1)

for a report recommending closure, additional vapor monitoring, or additional groundwater monitoring, $6,944, plus:

(a)

$1,933 for the karst field survey attachment;

(b)

$220 per soil boring beyond five;

(c)

$287 per well beyond three;

(d)

$11 per subsurface monitoring point beyond eight that had to be plotted on a site map; and

(e)

$11 per property beyond 16 that had to be added to a property table;

(2)

for a report recommending active remediation, $7,149, plus:

(a)

$1,933 for the karst field survey attachment;

(b)

$220 per soil boring beyond five;

(c)

$287 per well beyond three;

(d)

$11 per subsurface monitoring point beyond eight that had to be plotted on a site map; and

(e)

$11 per property beyond 16 that had to be added to a property table; or

(3)

for a full remedial investigation report submitted in response to a documented special request made by the agency after a limited site investigation report was submitted to the agency, the maximum cost for investigation report preparation (LSI only), plus:

(a)

$1,640;

(b)

$1,933 for the karst field survey attachment, if it was prepared in response to the documented special request made by the agency after a limited site investigation report was submitted to the agency;

(c)

$220 per soil boring drilled in response to the documented special request made by the agency after a limited site investigation report was submitted to the agency; and

(d)

$287 per well installed in response to the documented special request made by the agency after a limited site investigation report was submitted to the agency.

G.

Investigation report preparation (LSI only) has a maximum cost of $5,092, plus:

(1)

$1,933 for the karst field survey attachment;

(2)

$184 per soil boring beyond five;

(3)

$11 per subsurface monitoring point beyond eight that had to be plotted on a site map; and

(4)

$11 per property beyond 16 that had to be added to a property table.

H.

Land treatment application preparation has a maximum cost of $205 per application.

I.

Land treatment monitoring worksheet preparation has a maximum cost of $155 per worksheet.

J.

Land treatment site application preparation has a maximum cost of $821 per land treatment site.

K.

Land treatment spreading notification form preparation has a maximum cost of $103 per notification.

L.

Quarterly monitoring report preparation has a maximum cost of $564 per report, plus:

(1)

$52 per well beyond three;

(2)

$103, if follow-up vapor monitoring is performed;

(3)

$11 per subsurface monitoring point beyond eight that had to be plotted on a site map; and

(4)

$11 per property beyond 16 that had to be added to a property table.

M.

Thermal treatment application preparation has a maximum cost of $205 per application.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115C.07

History:

20 SR 227; 28 SR 383; L 2010 c 241 s 4; MS s 115C.07 subd 3 paragraph (f)

Published Electronically:

December 20, 2022