|
EDITOR’S
NOTE: Cases listed below are from the following
counties: Anoka, Beltrami, Benton,
Brown, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston,
Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Koochiching, Lake, Lincoln, Martin, Meeker, Mille
Lacs, Nicollet, Olmsted, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St.
Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Winona, Wright, and
Yellow Medicine.
St. Paul, Minn. ¾
In its ongoing efforts to promote environmental compliance, the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency concluded 63 enforcement cases in 39 counties throughout
Minnesota during the third quarter of 2013.
Penalties
from all 63 cases totaled just over $577,000.
About 45% of that total will be spent toward the completion of two supplemental
environmental projects. Vonco V of
Duluth will spend $240,000 to remove hazardous materials, demolish buildings,
dispose of building materials, and conduct site-restoration activities at what
could amount to about 20 blighted properties in Duluth. The Hibbing Public Utilities Commission will spend
$17,250 on improvements to its facilities to reduce dust emissions.
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 63 cases completed during the
third quarter of 2013:
-
Vonco V LLC/Victory & Vision Properties LLC, Duluth,
for air quality and solid waste violations - $300,000 (this includes $240,000
toward a supplemental environmental project)
-
Hibbing Public Utilities Commission, Hibbing, for air
quality violations - $34,500 (this includes $17,250 toward a supplemental
environmental project)
-
Specialty Minerals, Inc., International Falls, for air
quality violations - $24,000
-
Minnesota Department of Transportation, Princeton, for
stormwater violations - $13,750
-
Vermillion Fuel, Tower, for above ground storage tank
violations - $9,018
-
Hoyt Lakes wastewater treatment plant, Hoyt Lakes, for
water quality violations - $8,950
-
St. Cloud Hospital, St. Cloud, for hazardous waste
violations - $7,250
-
Ferrell Co., Annandale, for above ground storage tank
violations - $7,040
-
Henkemeyer Demolition Landfill, Sauk Rapids, for solid
waste violations - $7,000
-
Chet’s Plumbing, Menahga, for individual septic
treatment system violations - $6,235
-
Eckert Farm Supply, Gibbon, for solid waste violations -
$6,149
-
Roy Winjum, dba RAW Construction Co., Faribault, for
individual septic treatment system violations - $5,394
-
Beaver Bay wastewater treatment plant, Beaver Bay, for
water quality violations - $5,322
-
Micom Corp., New Brighton, for water quality violations
- $5,218
-
Kurt and Beckie Kronebusch, Plainview, for air quality
and solid waste violations - $5,000
-
City of Rochester, Rochester, for stormwater violations
- $4,800
-
Geislinger and Sons, Inc., Rochester, for stormwater
violations - $4,800
-
Clearwater Forest LLC, South Haven, for water quality
violations - $4,700
-
Lyle’s Used Trucks & Truck Parts, Bemidji, for
stormwater violations - $4,700
-
Manion Lumber & Truss, Inc., Pillager, for water
quality violations - $4,700
-
Elgin Milk Service, Inc., Elgin, for hazardous waste
violations - $4,300
-
Houston County Airport, Caledonia, for water quality
violations - $4,300
-
Kockelman Construction, Canby, for solid waste
violations - $4,225
-
X-cel Optical Co., Sauk Rapids, for hazardous waste
violations - $4,200
-
Lake County Gravel Pits, Two Harbors, for water quality
violations - $4,190
-
ConAgra Flour Mill, Hastings, for air quality violations
- $4,150
-
Stier Trucking LLC, Belle Plaine, for solid and
hazardous waste violations - $4,100
-
Kimmes Bauer Well Drilling & Irrigation, Blooming
Prairie, for water quality violations - $4,000
-
American Artstone Co., New Ulm, for stormwater
violations - $3,900
-
Bergh’s Fabricating, Inc., Willmar, for stormwater
violations - $3,900
-
Jarraff Industries, St. Peter, for stormwater violations
- $3,900
-
Meeker County Transfer Station, Litchfield, for
stormwater violations - $3,900
-
Brannt-Valley Excavating, Winona, for water quality
violations - $3,900
-
Wausau Paper Mill LLC, Brainerd, for hazardous waste
violations - $3,850
-
Scott Verhelst, Canby, for solid waste violations -
$3,737
-
Nashwauk wastewater treatment plant, Nashwauk, for water
quality violations - $3,691
-
J-n-J’s Recycling, Inc., Mora, for hazardous waste
violations - $3,350
-
Michael Gross, dba Lacey Rentals, Inc., Brandon, S.D., for
individual septic treatment system violations - $3,325
-
Richard Serocki, dba Serocki Excavating, Inc., Browns
Valley, for individual septic treatment system violations - $3,000
-
Great Lakes Aquarium of Lake Superior, Duluth, for water
quality violations - $3,000
-
Dean Ristow Property Services LLC, Mora, for hazardous
waste violations - $2,750
-
Randy’s Auto Body & Glass, Redwood Falls, for solid
and hazardous waste violations - $2,650
-
Rudy Bjerga Construction, Staples, for solid waste
violations - $2,640
-
SMI & Hydraulics, Inc., Porter, for hazardous waste
violations - $2,600
-
Lee Hanson, dba Serocki Excavating, Inc., Browns Valley,
for individual septic treatment system violations - $2,593
-
Cirrus Design Corp., Duluth, for hazardous waste
violations - $2,147
-
Red Wing Cabinetry, Red Wing, for air quality violations
- $1,725
-
McKay Lincoln Mercury, Inc., Coon Rapids, for air
quality violations - $1,687
-
Pauline Brannan, Kasson, for solid waste violations -
$1,625
-
Affordable Pumping Service, Inc., Litchfield, for individual
septic treatment system violations - $1,618
-
Renetta Swanson, Dunnell, for air quality and solid
waste violations - $1,300
-
Kandi-Lake Excavating, Inc., Lake Lillian, for
individual septic treatment system violations - $1,100
-
Precision Septic Service, Alden, for asbestos violations
- $1,000
-
Carlson Finishers, Trimont, for feedlot violations -
$1,000
-
Roger Matejka Farm, Sherburn, for feedlot violations -
$1,000
-
Scott & Lavonne Hipp, Henderson, for solid waste
violations - $1,000
-
Lowell Heiderscheidt, dba Heiderscheidt Construction,
Sleepy Eye, for solid waste violations - $875
-
Anderson Repair, Frost, for solid waste violations -
$575
-
AEHC LLC, dba Suite Liv’n, Willmar, for asbestos
violations - $500
-
Altmann Family Pork, Inc., New Ulm, for feedlot violations
- $500
-
Gerald Hohlen, dba Hohlen Excavating & Sewer, Bock,
for individual septic treatment system violations - $500
-
Supreme Pork, Inc., Lake Benton, for feedlot violations
- $500
-
Bishop Excavating, Blooming Prairie, for asbestos
violations - $350
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 sixty-three enforcement cases in thirty-nine Minnesota counties
during the third quarter of 2013. These
penalties totaled just over five hundred seventy thousand dollars.
A complete list of all enforcement
actions can be found on the MPCA’s web site.
###
The mission of the MPCA is to protect and improve the environment and enhance human health.
St. Paul • Brainerd • Detroit Lakes • Duluth • Mankato • Marshall • Rochester • Willmar
www.pca.state.mn.us • Toll-free and TDD 800-657-3864
|
