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| | EPA-3M: Hutchinson, Minnesota |
 | | Although we agreed to apply these three criteria in order to judge whether or not the Hutchinson facility has achieved SEP under its XL permit, we concluded that there was no simple way to arrive, in advance, at a definition of SEP that could be imposed on 3M's future behavior. |
 | | We realized that so many changes would take place at Hutchinson, some of them unpredictable, that, as long as human and ecosystem health was not compromised, flexibility and good judgment would have to be applied retrospectively when determining if indeed superior environmental performance had been achieved. |
 | | The PPC suggests that, for future XL projects in Minnesota, a working partnership be formed at the beginning of the planning process that includes representatives from EPA, MPCA, the participating company, the PPC, and the local stakeholder group. |
| www.epa.gov /projectxl/3mhut/082196.htm (1254 words) |
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