MPCA enforcement actions total more than $470,000 in second quarter of 2011

For release: Aug. 22, 2011

Contact: Stephen Mikkelson, 218-316-3887 or 800-657-3864 (toll free)

Note to editors, news directors: The cases listed in this release are from the following counties: Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Cass, Chippewa, Clearwater, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lake, Lyon, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Polk, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Traverse, Waseca, Washington and Yellow Medicine.

 

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MPCA enforcement actions total more than $470,000 in second quarter of 2011

St. Paul, Minn. - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) concluded 47 enforcement cases totaling $474,720 in penalties during the second quarter of 2011. The cases occurred at facilities in 33 counties throughout Minnesota.

The MPCA helps protect the environment by writing and enforcing environmental rules and regulations that set standards for environmental quality and limits on pollutants that can be discharged from facilities. To help regulated parties stay in compliance with rules and regulations, the MPCA conducts inspections, provides training, and distributes guidance materials.

Here’s a brief summary of all 47 cases completed during the second quarter of 2011:

 • $55,000 – District Energy St. Paul Inc., Hans O’Nyman/Ever-Green Energy LLC, St. Paul, for air-quality violations.
• $45,675 – Cass County Highway Department, Tri-City Paving, Pine River, for stormwater violations.
• $17,700 – Prinsco Inc., Prinsburg, for water-quality violations.
• $15,250 – Hibbing Taconite Co., Hibbing, for air-quality violations.
• $12,500 – Mesabi Nugget Delaware LLC, Hoyt Lakes, for water-quality violations.
• $12,075 – BGR Dairy Inc., Lake Park, for feedlot violations.
• $10,300 – Jeffrey Flinn, d.b.a. Flinn’s Auto Parts, Montevideo, for hazardous- and solid-waste violations.
• $10,000 – Donald Delanghe, Marshall, for feedlot violations.
• $10,000 – Heartland Corn Products, Winthrop, for air-quality violations.
• $10,000 – Northshore Mining-Silver Bay and North Mining Co.-Babbitt, Silver Bay, for air-quality violations.
• $10,000 – Spokely Farms Inc., Nielsville, for water-quality violations.
• $9,340 – TWF Industries, Alexandria, for hazardous-waste violations.
• $9,247 – City of Tracy wastewater treatment facility, Tracy, for water-quality violations.
• $7,760 – Johnson Fur Co. Inc., Willmar, for water-quality violations.
• $7,500 – Thein Well Co. Inc., Rochester, for water-quality violations.
• $6,600 – USG Interiors Inc., Red Wing, for air-quality violations.
• $6,500 – T&M Marine, Donald Bischoff, Cohasset, for stormwater violations.
• $5,750 – Minnesota Soybean Processors, Brewster, for air-quality violations.
• $5,500 – City of Long Prairie wastewater treatment facility, Long Prairie, for water-quality violations.
• $5,000 – Lismore Hutterian Brethren Inc., Clinton, for feedlot violations.
• $5,000 – North Star Dairy LLC, Lancaster, for feedlot violations.
• $4,970 – Como Lube & Supplies Inc., Duluth, for hazardous-waste violations.
• $4,200 – Kevin Koecher, River Inn Bar, Douquette, for asbestos violations.
• $3,611 – J&K Tool Co. Inc., Wheaton, for hazardous-waste violations.
• $3,125 – Haney Construction, Morton, for solid-waste violations.
• $3,100 – Living Water Gardens Inc., Wells, for solid-waste violations.
• $2,625 – Bill Schindle Construction Inc., North Mankato, for stormwater violations.
• $2,125 – Viele Contracting Inc., Duluth, for individual-septic-treatment-system violations.
• $1,870 – Construction Services Inc., Duluth, for stormwater violations.
• $1,687 – Morrie’s Bodyworks, Long Lake, for air-quality violations.
• $1,370 – Randy Erickson, d.b.a. Arrowhead Environmental, Cloquet, for individual-septic-treatment-system violations.
• $1,000 – Andrew and Josephine Lerberg, Clarks Grove, for individual-septic-treatment-system violations.
• $1,000 – Cindy Marie Scott, Jim Crawford, Albert Lea, for individual-septic-treatment-system violations.
• $1,000 – George Sandy, Long Prairie, for individual-septic-treatment-system violations.
• $1,000 – Kevin and Teresa Roesler, Harmony, for individual-septic-treatment-system violations.
• $810 – Moeller Body & Paint, Porter, for air-quality violations.
• $625 – Aldi Inc., Oak Park Heights, for stormwater violations.
• $500 – Andersen Excavating of Central Minnesota, Albany, for individual-septic-treatment-system violations.
• $500 – Frana Companies Inc., Carondelet Village, St. Paul, for stormwater violations.
• $500 – Lindgren Construction, Bagley, for individual-septic-treatment-system violations.
• $460 – Farmers Cooperative Association Inc., Milroy, for solid-waste violations.

 The penalties for the following cases are all forgivable:

• $5,505 – Hard Rock Quarries Inc., Mankato, for water-quality violations.
• $2,850 – Norcraft Companies LLC, d.b.a. Mid-Continent Cabinetry, Cottonwood, for hazardous-waste violations.
• $1,500 – IT Express/Asset Recovery & Recycling, Minneapolis, for hazardous-waste violations.
• $1,090 – Waseca County Recycling, Waseca, for solid-waste violations.
• $500 – Andrew Schiller Farm, Redwood Falls, for feedlot violations.
• $500 – Andrew Schiller Farm-Vesta Site, Redwood Falls, for feedlot violations. 

A complete summary of environmental enforcement actions and news releases can be found on the MPCA’s News Media Center webpage.  If you have questions about specific enforcement cases, call Stephen Mikkelson, Information Officer, at 218-316-3887 or toll free at 800-657-3864.

 Broadcast version

 The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency completed 47 enforcement cases in the second quarter of 2011, with penalties totaling more than 470-thousand dollars.  These cases occurred at facilities in 33 counties throughout Minnesota.

 A list of all enforcement actions can be found on the agency’s website at www.pca.state.mn.us.

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