Town of Merton
Joint Public Hearing with Waukesha County
Corey Oil
Bulk Plant Storage of Fuels, Oils, Trucks & Tanks for Operating an Oil Company
December 3, 2014
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Meeting Called to Order by Chairman Morris at 6:01 p.m.
Present: Chairman Morris, Commissioners Siepmann, Jensen, Fleming, Klink & Good, Attorney Chapman, Planner
Haroldson, Clerk Oman, and Deputy Clerk Claas
Absent: Commissioner Newman
Also Present: Amy Barrows – Waukesha County Parks & Land Use, E.J. Schweitzer, Val Schweitzer, Corey Schweitzer,
Michael Schultz, Joe Donovan, Pat Roark & one other person
Barrows read the public hearing notice and stated the notice was published on November 13, 2014 and November
20, 2014 in the Lake Country Reporter.
E.J. stated they are looking to put in a bulk plant with 19 tanks. The area would be 50’ from any lot line and the
center of the lot is the best place for this plant. The containment area is going to be concrete. Where the dyke
would actually start would be 10’ below the road. The east access would be the entrance and the west would be the
exit. The loading rack area is part of the containment area and so is the area where trucks unload. The state requires
the containment area to be 125% bigger than the biggest tank inside the containment area. The containment area
will have 2’ side walls at the shallowest end and will be 110’ x 100’.
They would have a card lock system. If they don’t have a card, they don’t get the product. It’s a computerized
system where the card is put in the reader and it gives the allocations on what’s going in and what’s coming out.
The cards are for security and the site is not open to the public.
Not all tanks would be ready right away. They would add more tanks as they become available. The largest tank is
14’ in diameter and is a 35,000 gallon tank and would contain Glycol which is antifreeze. The small tank would hold
windshield wash.
Semis would come in to the east entrance and swing around the outside of the loading rack and pull up to the spill
box. There is a cement spill containment around it. Semis have to be able to spill their tank and would do that in the
cement spill containment area. The spill box is a big trough where connections are made. There are plugs on the
bottom of the spill box and when it gets full, the plugs get opened and the product empties into a bucket.
Waukesha County is acquiring the square parcel to the east and would like to acquire a portion of the southern
parcel to use as a trailhead for the Bugline. They would like to keep the Depot building for historical purposes and
try to maintain the character of the old railroad. Barrows recommended the boundaries of the conditional use
permit to be administratively altered.
Siepmann stated it was pretty straight forward. Fleming had no concerns.
Jensen had concerns about the flammable materials added to the area and if the local fire department would be
able to deal with the safety issues. There are state and federal rules relating to the containment of the fuel. E.J.’s
understanding is that Plan ATCP93 covers all bulk plant construction and spillage plants and when the state
approves it, they go to the local fire department and the local fire department gets to approve it also. Barrows also
recommended to look at COMM10. Jensen also questioned security. E.J. stated fencing and gates are a possibility.
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Morris questioned the containment area. E.J. said the area closest to the road would be 2’ above grade with a good
cement wall. Morris asked if they are looking to blacktop the driving area. E.J. stated it was definitely a possibility
and with the pitch of the hill, it wouldn’t be a bad idea.
Klink questioned the number of tanks. E.J. stated they would like to grow into it and would love to need more tanks.
The tanks hold different types of fuel. They plan to keep the tanks across the road. Klink questioned the looks of the
tanks. E.J. said the state checks the bulk plants every year and if they get rusty, they must paint them.
Good questioned if the windshield fluid is package there. E.J. said not really. The ability to sell windshield wash is a
door opener for business.
Chapman questioned how many tanks are planned initially. E.J. said they have access to two 35,000 gallon tanks 14’
in diameter, and the rest would be as available.
Haroldson questioned the hours of operation. E.J. stated 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with semi-trucks generally coming
during business hours. There would be two semi-trucks on average a day. Four semi-trucks a day would be a lot.
They are not foreseeing blending ethanol on site, but windshield wash would be blended on site. He would like
semi-trucks for diesel exhaust fluid and motor oil.
Barrows stated the County would like a written summary of uses, the hours of operation, a list of products, a list of
equipment and vehicles with the quantity and location, the building use and an interior floor plan, what would be
stored in the building, the widths of the drive for the fire department, a site plan, and a list of outside storage. They
would need to obtain a storm water permit from the land resources division and possibly an industrial storm water
permit from the DNR.
E.J. said the building use would have an office with possibly two desks and would have parking right next to the
building. Barrows stated they would need to know when an employee would be there. If there are employees on
site, they would need to have bathrooms. The large building would store trucks, equipment, oil, packaged goods,
and 55 gallons drums.
E.J. said the P.O.D. structures would be removed. They have no claims to them.
Morris opened the meeting to public comments and concerns. There were none.
The meeting was closed at 6:56 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Holly R Claas
Deputy Clerk
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