Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Media 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, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Koochiching, Lake, McLeod, Meeker, Mower, Pine, Polk, Ramsey, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Wabasha, Washington, and Wright. St. Paul, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) concluded 38 enforcement cases totaling $411,150 in penalties during the fourth quarter of 2006. The cases occurred at facilities in 24 counties throughout Minnesota. For all of 2006, MPCA enforcement staff completed 128 cases with a total penalty amount of $1,361,094. These cases occurred at facilities in 51 of Minnesota's 87 counties. Following is a brief summary of the 38 cases completed during the fourth quarter of 2006:
· $58,000, Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company, Duluth & Two Harbors, for air quality violations.
· $45,665, Veteran's Administration Hospital, Minneapolis, for hazardous waste violations.
· $40,000, Northshore Mining Company, Silver Bay, for air quality violations.
· $35,000, Lakeside Foods, Owatonna, for water quality violations.
· $25,000, Cogentrix LSP-Cottage Grove LP, Cottage Grove, for hazardous waste violations.
· $17,000, Alpha Foods Company, Litchfield, for feedlot violations.
· $17,000, Westland Dairy, Richmond, for feedlot violations.
· $11,000, City of Rockford, Rockford, for water quality violations.
· $10,000, Joe Miller; Country Joe Project Site, Lakeville, for stormwater violations.
· $9,250, Kuepers Construction; RJP Group LLC, for stormwater violations.
· $9,900, Chelsey Gardens & Dan Mundt, St. Francis, for stormwater violations.
· $8,750, Valero LP, Sauk Centre, for water quality violations.
· $8,525, Pine County Highway Department (Highway 24), Pine County, for stormwater violations.
· $7,700, Bonneyview Properties LLC; Skogquist Trucking & Excavating, Foley, for stormwater violations.
· $7,475, Valero LP, Roseville, for water quality violations.
· $6,750, Valter's Aviation, Lake Elmo, for underground storage tank violations.
· $6,696, City of Geneva, Geneva, for water quality violations.
· $6,470, Xcel Energy, Inc., Red Wing, for air quality violations.
· $6,350, First Class Sandblasting and Painting, Big Lake, for hazardous waste violations.
· $6,325, Sentinal Management-Paola Bernardi; Benson-Orth Associates, St. Anthony, for stormwater violations.
· $5,820, Elk River Machine, Elk River, for hazardous waste violations.
· $5,740, Plainview Milk Products Coop, Plainview, for water quality violations.
· $5,500, Triple J Disposal, Brownsdale, for stormwater violations.
· $5,248, Nelson's Resort, Crane Lake, for water quality violations.
· $4,785, New Dimension Plating, Hutchinson, for air quality violations.
· $4,750, Ainsworth Engineered LLC, Cook, for air quality violations.
· $4,375, Eagle Cliff Campground, Inc., Lanesboro, for stormwater violations.
· $4,000, James & Associates Development Co., Inc., Cass Lake, for water quality violations.
· $3,850, City of Hutchinson, Hutchinson, for water quality violations.
· $3,500, Hurst Woods; Darrel A. Farr Development Corporation, Rockford, for stormwater violations.
· $3,500, National Builders; Greg Radefeldt, Linwood Township, for stormwater violations.
· $3,500, Rolling Green, Inc., Hutchinson, for stormwater violations.
· $3,500, Sherco Construction; Tom Carlisle, Linwood Township, for stormwater violations.
· $3,151, Richard Balstad Farm, Fosston, for feedlot violations.
· $2,850, International Bildrite, International Falls, for air quality violations.
· $2,475, Olson Insulation LLC, Elgin, for solid waste violations.
· $1,250, Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, for air quality violations.
· $500, Ray Soderstrom, Isanti, for individual septic treatment system 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, contact Stephen Mikkelson, information officer, at 218-855-5001; toll free at 1-800-657-3864.