Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Contact: Stephen Mikkelson, 218-855-5001 Toll free: 1-800-657-3864 EDITOR'S NOTE: Cases listed below are from the following counties: Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Chisago, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lake of the Woods, Nicollet, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, St. Louis, Scott, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Wabasha, Washington, Winona and Wright. St. Paul, Minn. - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) concluded 65 enforcement cases totaling $322,418 in penalties during the third quarter of 2007. The cases occurred at facilities in 34 counties throughout Minnesota. The following is a brief summary of all 65 cases completed during the third quarter of 2007:

• $60,000 - Winona Excavating Co. & Michael's Demolition and Recycling, Inc. Winona, for asbestos violations.

• $18,418 - Dayton Park Properties, Dayton, for water quality violations.

• $15,344 - City of Deer Creek, Deer Creek, for water quality violations.

• $12,082 - Prefinishing Specialists Inc., Avon, for hazardous waste violations.

• $10,000 - Isak Hansen and Sons Inc., Lutsen, for water quality violations.

• $10,000 - EnviroTech Remediation Services, St. Cloud, for asbestos violations.

• $10,000 - D & D Fiberglass Bodies, Perham, for hazardous waste violations.

• $9,375 - Gerdau Ameristeel, St. Paul, for hazardous waste violations.

• $9,340 - Ochs Brick Company, Springfield, for water quality violations.

• $9,250 - Frana Companies; Ecumen; Parmly Senior Housing & Services, Chisago, for stormwater violations.

• $8,700 - Belle Plaine Sand and Gravel, Belle Plaine, for water quality violations.

• $8,000 - Century College; Morcon Construction Company, Mahtomedi, for stormwater violations.

• $7,500 - Building Systems Inc., Red Lake Falls, for asbestos violations.

• $7,271 - Superior Industries LLC, Morris, for hazardous waste violations.

• $6,705 - Custom Staining & Finishing Inc., St. Cloud, for air quality and hazardous waste violations.

• $5,800 - Brandon Flatness, dba Olson Excavating, Freeborn County, for individual sewage treatment system violations.

• $5,350 - City of St. Paul Regional Water Services, St. Paul, for water quality violations.

• $5,000 - Riley Brothers Construction Inc., Elbow Lake, for feedlot violations.

• $5,000 - Pope/Douglas Joint Solid Waste Management Board, Alexandria, for solid waste violations.

• $4,875 - Parkers Prairie Auto Body, Parkers Prairie, for hazardous waste violations.

• $4,750 - Laddco LLC, Richmond, for stormwater violations.

• $4,375 - Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, Willmar, for stormwater violations.

• $4,254 - GPM Inc., Duluth, for hazardous waste violations.

• $4,025 - General Waste Disposal and Recovery Services, Inc., Chisholm, for solid waste violations.

• $4,000 - Homes by Chase, Shakopee, for stormwater violations.

• $3,850 - Calvin Jacobson, Wrenshall, for stormwater violations.

• $3,750 - Al-Corn Clean Fuels, Claremont, for water quality violations.

• $3,720 - Heron Lake BioEnergy, Heron Lake, for air quality violations.

• $3,600 - Kwong Tung Foods Inc., Minneapolis, for water quality violations.

• $3,500 - Birch Creek Properties LLC, Greenwood, for asbestos violations.

• $3,303 - VanZuilen Grain LLP, Claremont, for solid waste violations.

• $2,897 - Renville County Sanitary Landfill, Olivia, for solid waste violations.

• $2,812 - TSM Development; Steven Schmitt, Brooklyn Park, for stormwater violations.

• $2,790 - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Winona, for water quality violations.

• $2,500 - Ladd Demolition & Aggregates LLC, Sleepy Eye, for solid waste violations.

• $2,475 - BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc., Inver Grove Heights, for solid waste violations.

• $2,078 - DCM Tech Corp, Winona, for hazardous waste violations.

• $2,037 - Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Baudette, for hazardous waste violations.

• $2,000 - Dahlin's Merchantile; Sunblad Construction, Cokato, for stormwater violations.

• $2,000 - Robert Betsinger, Leslie Township, for individual sewage treatment system violations.

• $1,687 - Caterpillar Paving Products, New Ulm, for air quality violations.

• $1,687 - Environ Biocomposites LLC, Mankato, for air quality violations.

• $1,687 - Mound-Westonka High School, ISD 277, Minnetrista, for air quality violations.

• $1,687 - Winona Senior High School, ISD 861, Winona, for air quality violations.

• $1,687 - Martin Luther College, New Ulm, for air quality violations.

• $1,687 - Ogston's Body and Pain, Duluth, for air quality violations.

• $1,687 - Target Financial Services, Minneapolis, for air quality violations.

• $1,563 - Range Septic and Sewer Service; Kent Nelson, Cook County, for individual sewage treatment system violations

• $1,562 - Excel Manufacturing Inc., St. Charles, for air quality violations.

• $1,562 - Modern Metal Products, Owatonna, for air quality violations.

• $1,562 - Ridgewater College, Willmar, for air quality violations.

• $1,562 - Wayne's Auto Body Inc., North Mankato, for air quality violations.

• $1,020 - ABA Water Systems Inc., Plainview, for water quality violations.

• $810 - Farmer Coop Association, Kiester, for air quality violations.

• $810 - Mesaba Airlines, Eagan, for air quality violations.

• $810 - Mid-Valley Grain Coop (Cenex), St. Paul, for air quality violations.

• $810 - Country Insurance, Arden Hills, for air quality violations.

• $810 - St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd, for air quality violations.

• $810 - St. Mary's University, Winona, for air quality violations.

• $810 - Star West Chev-Olds-Geo, Delano, for air quality violations.

• $810 - St. Paul Collision Center Inc., St. Paul, for air quality violations.

• $780 - Auto Care of Duluth, Duluth, for air quality violations.

• $750 - Coon Rapids Collision Inc., Coon Rapids, for air quality violations.

• $542 - Mark Stinar, dba Mark's Construction, Bagley, for individual sewage treatment system violations.

• $500 - Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Service, St. Paul, for stormwater violations.
A complete summary of environmental enforcement actions and news releases can be found on the MPCA's News Media Center Web page at www.pca.state.mn.us/newscenter/index.html. For questions on specific enforcement cases, please contact Stephen Mikkelson, Information Officer at 218-855-5001, or toll-free at 1-800-657-3864.