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St. Paul, Minn.-- In
its ongoing efforts to promote environmental compliance, the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency concluded 29 enforcement cases in 24 counties throughout
Minnesota during the third quarter of 2015.
Penalties from all 29 cases totaled $116,115.
Environmental enforcement
investigations often take several months, and in highly complex cases more than
a year. Although, in rare instances, they can involve courts, they are most
often negotiated settlements where the goal is compliance with environmental
rules. Fines issued are targeted to match the environmental harm, economic
advantage gained or environmental corrective actions.
In addition to these 29 recently completed cases, the MPCA also has 61
ongoing enforcement investigations, nine of which were opened as new cases
during the third quarter of 2015. Not
all investigations lead to fines or other official action.
Imposing monetary penalties is only
part of the MPCA’s enforcement process.
Agency staff continue to provide assistance, support, and information on
the steps and tools necessary to achieve compliance for any company or local
government that requests it.
The following is a brief summary of all 29 cases
completed during the third quarter of 2015:
- Magnetation LLC, Grand Rapids, for wastewater
violations, $15,500
- BNSF Railway Company, Hibbing, for stormwater
violations, $13,250
- Pike Hills Dairy LLC, Menahga, for stormwater and
hazardous waste violations, $8,600
- Creeks Run Limited Partnership, Chaska, for
stormwater violations, $7,915
- Everwood Company LLC, Chaska, for stormwater
violations, $7,915
- Xcel Energy-Red Wing Generating Plant, Red Wing,
for air quality violations, $7,500
- Geislinger & Sons, Inc., Chaska, for
stormwater violations, $5,320
- Mervin Kirkhoff, Redwood Falls, for solid waste
violations, $5,200
- Cenex Harvest States, Inc., Long Prairie, for
stormwater violations, $5,110
- Bongards Creameries, Perham, for wastewater
violations, $4,606
- Robert Leibeg, Faribault, for solid waste and air
quality violations, $4,375
- Schurman Farms and Grain, Inc., Long Prairie, for
stormwater violations, $4,090
- Brannt Valley, Inc., Winona, for stormwater
violations, $3,625
- City of Chaska, Chaska, for stormwater violations,
$3,360
- Heron Lake BioEnergy LLC, Heron Lake, for air
quality violations, $2,580
- Minnesota DNR-Soudan State Park, Soudan, for
wastewater violations, $2,000
- Dean Berland, Lanesboro, for subsurface septic
treatment system violations, $1,800
- Crenlo Cab Products, Inc., Rochester, for
hazardous waste violations, $1,725
- Ethanol 2000 LLP, dba POET Biorefining, Bingham
Lake, for air quality violations, $1,500
- Myron Czech Farm, Little Falls, for feedlot
violations, $1,500
- Sportsman’s Lodge, Inc., Baudette, for solid waste
violations, $1,500
- Accent Home & Kitchen Center, Inc., Ramsey,
for air quality violations, $1,320
- George & Jeanette Carlson, Richwood, for solid
waste violations, $1,250
- Donald & Helen Haug, LeRoy, for water quality
violations, $1,000
- Middle River wastewater treatment plant, Middle
River, for wastewater violations, $949
- Adrian Karsky, Princeton, for solid waste
violations, $825
- Buberl Black Dirt, Inc., Stillwater, for solid
waste violations, $750
- Wilk’s Plumbing LLC, Tracy, for subsurface septic
treatment system violations, $550
- Ballard’s Resort, Inc., Baudette, for solid waste
violations, $500
A complete
summary of environmental enforcement actions and news releases can be found on
the MPCA’s News Media Center Web page. For questions
on specific enforcement cases, please contact Stephen Mikkelson, Information
Officer at (218) 316-3887, or toll free at (800) 657-3864.
Broadcast version
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
completed 29 enforcement cases in 34 Minnesota counties during the third
quarter of 2015. These penalties totaled
just over 116 thousand dollars.
The M-P-C-A also has 61 ongoing
enforcement investigations that may or may not lead to penalties being issued.
A complete list of all enforcement
actions can be found on the agency’s web site at www.pca.state.mn.us.
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