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, Beltrami, Blue Earth, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Jackson, Lyon, Martin, Meeker, Morrison, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Ramsey, St. Louis, Sibley, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Washington and Wright. St. Paul, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) concluded 50 enforcement cases totaling $303,372 in penalties during the fourth quarter of 2008. The cases occurred at facilities in 26 counties throughout Minnesota. In all of 2008, 176 cases were concluded totaling $1,643,866 in penalties. The following is a brief summary of all 50 cases completed during the fourth quarter of 2008:
-- $23,940 - Northland Constructors of Duluth LLC, Duluth, for stormwater violations.
-- $21,000 - Tuohy Furniture Corp., Chatfield, for air quality violations.
-- $14,000 - Liberty Paper Inc., Becker, for air quality violations.
-- $11,700 - Silverstreak Dairy, Pierz, for feedlot violations.
-- $11,212 - Lone Tree Dairy LLP Cottonwood, for feedlot violations.
-- $10,000 - Summit Management, Mark Lambert, Duluth, for stormwater violations.
-- $10,000 - S.V. Bayhill LLC, Master Engineering, Bayhill Cove, Duluth, for stormwater violations.
-- $10,000 - Maxwell Aircraft Service, Crystal, for hazardous waste violations.
-- $10,000 - Emerald Ventures Inc., Jackson Township, for water quality violations.
-- $10,000 - Emerald Ventures Inc., Jackson Township, for water quality violations (separate case).
-- $10,000 - Foldcraft Company, Kenyon, for air quality violations.
-- $10,000 - Minnesota Diversified Products, Rockford, for air quality violations.
-- $9,900 - Metropolitan Council/Metro Transit, Minneapolis, for hazardous waste violations.
-- $9,250 - Friedrich's Tire and Oil Inc., Sauk Centre, for above ground storage tank violations.
-- $8,625 - Hawkins Inc., Minneapolis, for hazardous waste violations.
-- $8,025 - Afton Alps Inc., Afton, for air quality and solid waste violations.
-- $8,000 - Xcel Energy-Allen S. King Plant, Oak Park Heights, for air quality violations.
-- $7,500 - RK & T Construction Inc., Gaylord, for asbestos violations.
-- $6,500 - Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, St. Paul, for air quality violations.
-- $6,450 - Otter Tail Ag Enterprises, Fergus Falls, for air quality violations.
-- $6,257 - VSI Corporation; Comforts of Home LLC, Columbia Heights, for stormwater violations.
-- $5,500 - City of Columbia Heights; Copeland Building Corp., Columbia Heights, for stormwater violations.
-- $5,330 - Shade Tree Construction Inc.; Tek Steel Fabricators Inc., East Bethel, for stormwater violations.
-- $5,000 - Nelson Building and Development Inc., Roseville, for asbestos violations.
-- $4,675 - Jim Tauer Farm, Marshall, for feedlot violations.
-- $4,450 - Eagle Transport, Rochester, for air quality and solid waste violations.
-- $3,972 - Schlangen's Custom Cabinets Inc., Eden Valley, for hazardous waste violations.
-- $3,850 - CSM Equities LLC; RJ Ryan Construction Inc., Plymouth, for stormwater violations.
-- $3,850 - Hammell Equipment, Chatfield, for solid waste violations.
-- $3,500 - US Coating Applicators LLC, Burnsville, for hazardous waste violations.
-- $3,500 - Weg's Blue and White Dairy, Ransom Township, for feedlot violations.
-- $3,500 - Larry Podratz, Gaylord, for stormwater violations.
-- $3,500 - Darrel Frauendienst, dba Gaylord Sanitation Roll-off, Gaylord, for stormwater violations.
-- $3,350 - Northwoods Lumber Company, Bemidji, for solid waste violations.
-- $3,000 - Forsman Farm, Howard Lake, for feedlot violations.
-- $2,800 - City of Kimball, Kimball, for water quality violations.
-- $2,515 - Rainbow Painting, Brainerd, for hazardous waste violations.
-- $2,250 - Zumbrota Golf Course Properties LLC; Schumacher Excavating Inc., Zumbrota, for stormwater violations.
-- $2,100 - Tower Asphalt Inc., Myrtle, for stormwater violations.
-- $2,000 - Remmele Engineering Inc., Plant 30, Big Lake, for hazardous waste violations.
-- $2,000 - Xcel Energy Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Monticello, for water quality violations.
-- $1,999 - City of Welcome, Welcome, for water quality violations.
-- $1,750 - City of Maplewood, Maplewood, for stormwater violations.
-- $1,687 - MAACO Auto Painting & Collision Center, St. Louis Park, for air quality violations.
-- $1,625 - City of Lake Crystal, Lake Crystal, for water quality violations.
-- $1,125 - City of New Brighton & Belair Excavating, New Brighton, for stormwater violations.
-- $1,000 - Ideal Construction, Staples, for air quality violations.
-- $660 - Firelake Manufacturing, Dassel, for solid waste violations.
-- $525 - Pauline Jensen, Ruthton, for solid waste 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.