Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) that has been prepared for a proposal to construct a sewer lift station and connection along Cottage Grove Drive and Lake Elmo Avenue in Washington County.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced today its biennial update of the federally required list of lakes and stream segments in Minnesota that are considered polluted and need further study to determine how they can be restored to a healthy condition. The draft update adds 396 new polluted waters to the existing list.

Northshore Mining Company (Northshore) agreed to pay a combined $58,250 civil penalty for alleged air, water and stormwater permit violations at its Silver Bay, Minn., taconite production facility, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced today.

Re-registration currently is under way for nearly 32,000 livestock feedlots in Minnesota. The initial registration took place in January 2002. Feedlot owners are required to register their feedlot once every four years.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has begun the public comment period for an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) covering a proposed expansion of the Barnesville wastewater treatment facility located near the city of Hawley. The comment period ends Dec. 21, 2005.

The public is invited to comment on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) prepared by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) that would allow a Minneapolis transfer facility to accept municipal solid waste. The transfer facility is currently permitted to handle construction and demolition waste as well as yard waste.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the James O'Connor Hog Feedlot sites proposed in Newry Township, Freeborn County and Blooming Prairie Township, Steele County. The EAW is open for public review and comment from Monday, Nov. 21, to Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for a demolition landfill at the Spruce Ridge Resource Management Facility in McLeod County. The EAW, which describes potential impacts on land use, water quality and air quality, is open for public review and comment through Dec. 21, 2005.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for a new swine facility proposed in northeastern Chippewa County. The EAW, which describes potential impacts on land use, water quality, and air quality, is open for public review and comment through Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment Worksheet on a proposal to expand the existing landfill gas-to-energy plant at the Elk River Landfill in Sherburne County. The draft EAW will be open for public comment from Nov. 7 to Dec. 9.

With fall harvest winding down many livestock producers will be applying manure to cropland and begin planning for the spring planting season. Manure is valuable as fertilizer if managed properly.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment Worksheet and a draft air emission permit for the proposed expansion of Heartland Corn Products. Heartland Corn Products is an ethanol-producing facility located in Sibley County near Winthrop, Minn. Interested parties are invited to submit comments on the draft EAW and the draft permit from Nov. 7 to Dec. 7, 2005.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet and a draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/State Disposal System permit prepared for proposed improvements to the Plainview-Elgin Sanitary District wastewater treatment facility in Plainview, Minn. Interested parties are invited to submit comments on the EAW and draft NPDES/SDS permit from Nov. 7 to Dec. 7, 2005.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) concluded 25 enforcement cases totaling $233,835 in penalties during the third quarter of 2005. The cases occurred at facilities in 17 counties throughout Minnesota.

First, the good news: Because ozone pollution requires hot sunny weather, the ozone season ended here in Minnesota Sept. 30, as cooler fall weather moved into the area.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) that has been prepared for a proposal to construct a lift station and sewer line to improve the wastewater treatment collection system in White Bear Lake and White Bear Township.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement on a proposal to expand the Elk River landfill in Sherburne County. The draft EIS will be open for public comment until Dec. 1.

Edwards Oil Company Inc. agreed to pay a civil penalty and to reimburse cleanup costs related to a 2003 residential fuel-oil spill for a total payment of $95,000, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced today.

Dynamics Design and Land Company L.L.C., of Big Lake, Minn., has agreed to pay a $24,000 penalty for alleged stormwater violations at a construction site in central Minnesota. The violations occurred at Autumn Ridge, a residential development near Becker in Sherburne County.

The Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railroad Company (DM & IR) recently paid a $71,875 civil penalty for alleged violations of air quality standards and agreed to comply with state environmental regulations at two of the company's dock facilities, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced today.

Environmental review of a proposal to replace a lift station in an Oakdale sewer line is open for public review and comment from Oct. 10 to Nov. 10, 2005. An Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) prepared by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) describes potential impacts on land and water quality.

If you're like many Minnesota homeowners, you're preparing your home and yard for winter. As leaves and temperatures begin to drop, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency reminds you that some simple changes to your annual fall-time routine can help protect the environment.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Citizen's Board, the agency's governing body, has approved the issuance of a permit to control phosphorus discharges in the Minnesota River Basin.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for a cattle feedlot expansion in Redwood County. The EAW, which describes potential impacts on land use, water quality and air quality, is open for public review and comment Sept. 26 through Oct. 26, 2005.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) seeks public comment by Oct. 7, 2005, on the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for U.S. Steel-Minntac's proposed tailings basin wastewater discharge expansion plan in Mountain Iron.