Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Contact: Stephen Mikkelson (218-316-3887) Note to editors, news directors: Cases included in this release are from these counties: Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chippewa, Cook, Fillmore, Goodhue, Hennepin, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pipestone, Polk, Ramsey, Rice, Rock, St. Louis, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, and Wright. St. Paul, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) concluded 63 enforcement cases totaling $379,122 in penalties during the third quarter of 2009. The cases occurred at facilities in 38 counties throughout Minnesota. The following is a brief summary of all 63 cases completed during the third quarter of 2009:

• $54,825 -- M.A. Mortensen Co. and Bethel University, Arden Hills, for stormwater violations.

• $45,400 -- Regions Hospital and Kraus Anderson Construction, St. Paul, for stormwater violations.

• $31,000 -- Mower County and Freeborn Construction Inc., Ostrander, for stormwater violations

• $22,000 -- Northland Constructors of Duluth and Cook County Highway Dept., Grand Marais, for stormwater violations.

• $10,000 --Pater Dairy, Pipestone, for feedlot violations.

• $10,000 -- B & B Drain Cleaning & Pumping Inc., Faribault, for individual septic treatment system violations.

• $10,000 -- City Village Homes, Minneapolis, for asbestos violations.

• $10,000 -- Mesabi Bituminous, Schley Mine, Gilbert, for air-quality violations.

• $10,000 -- Nygaard Enterprises Inc., Hutchinson, for solid- and hazardous-waste violations.

• $10,000 -- Otter Tail Ag. Enterprises LLC, Fergus Falls, for water-quality violations.

• $10,000 -- John Teune Feedlot, Wilson Township (Cass County), for feedlot violations.

• $10,000 -- Mathews' Drainage and Excavating, Robert Mathews, Glencoe, for individual septic treatment system violations.

• $9,000 -- City of Middle River, Middle River, for water-quality violations.

• $8,625 -- Master Transfer, New Hope, for above-ground storage tank violations.

• $7,825 -- Mid Continent Cabinetry, Cottonwood, for air-quality violations.

• $5,660 -- Crenlo LLC-Plan 2, Rochester, for air-quality violations.

• $5,600 -- River Country Co-op, Kenyon, for above-ground storage tank violations.

• $5,527 -- Carlson Manufacturing, Kerkhoven, for solid and hazardous waste violations.

• $5,270 -- Chard Tiling and Excavating Inc., Waconia, for stormwater violations.

• $5,230 -- DCI Inc., St. Cloud, for solid- and hazardous-waste violations.

• $5,035 --Minnesota Department of Transportation Trunk Highway 36, St. Paul, for water-quality violations.

• $5,000 -- Hansen Hauling and Excavating Inc., Nature Ridge Properties, Austin, for stormwater violations.

• $5,000 -- Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Austin, for stormwater violations.

• $4,450 -- Willmar Poultry Co. Inc., Eagle Lake Hatchery, Willmar, for hazardous waste violations.

• $4,200 -- City of New Brighton, New Brighton, for stormwater violations.

• $3,850 -- Dennis Coleman Farm, St. James, for feedlot violations.

• $3,500 -- Tri City Paving Inc., Little Falls, for air-quality violations.

• $3,500 -- University of Minnesota, Northwest Research &Outreach Center, Crookston, for feedlot violations.

• $3,150 -- Maney International of Duluth Inc., Duluth, for hazardous waste violations.

• $3,037 -- US Steel Corp., Minnesota Ore Operations, MinnTac, Mountain Iron, for air-quality violations.

• $2,700 -- M & J Construction Co., Jeffrey Oberg, Newfolden, for air-quality violations.

• $2,618 -- Randy Smook and Randy's Pumping Service, Luverne, for individual septic treatment system violations.

• $2,475 -- All Flex Acquisitions LLC (dba Added Value Technology), Bloomington, for hazardous waste violations.

• $2,240 -- University of Minnesota-Crookston, Crookston, for air-quality violations.

• $2,200 -- M & M Construction, Breckenridge, for solid waste violations.

• $2,166 -- Corey Seppman Well Drilling Co., Mankato, for individual septic treatment system violations.

• $2,000 -- Crystal Cabinet Works Inc., Princeton, for air-quality violations.

• $1,687 -- Crown Fixtures Corp., Plymouth, for air-quality violations.

• $1,562 -- Mumford Sanitation, Howard Lake, for solid waste violations.

• $1,500 -- Seifert Septic Service, Pelican Rapids, for individual septic system violations.

• $1,375 -- Randall West, Sandstone, for solid waste violations.

• $1,250 -- Invenergy Cannon Falls LLC, Cannon Falls, for air-quality violations.

• $1,125 -- Arnt Construction Co. Inc., White Bear Lake, for water-quality violations.

• $1,000 -- Bart Metcalf, St. Paul, for asbestos violations.

• $880 -- R & J Septic, Long Prairie, for individual septic treatment system violations.

• $810 -- Hospital Linen Services, St. Paul, for air-quality violations.

• $750 -- Kent Lewis Farm-Section 31, Granada, for feedlot violations.

• $500 -- Ray Haneca, Montevideo, for solid waste violations.
The penalties for the following cases are all forgivable:

• $3,500 -- E.H. Renner & Sons Inc., Elk River, for water-quality violations.

• $3,270 -- City of Waconia, Waconia, for stormwater violations.

• $1,840 -- Randy Victor, Hendricks, for solid- and hazardous-waste violations.

• $1,750 -- City of St. Anthony Village and Northwest Asphalt Inc., St. Anthony, for stormwater violations.

• $1,687 -- BWHC LLC, American Marine Ltd., Bluewater, Mora, for air-quality violations.

• $1,687 -- Valley Forest Wood Products, Marcell, for air-quality violations.

• $1,687 -- Waldoch Collision Center, Forest Lake, for air-quality violations.

• $1,562 -- American Iron, St. Cloud, for air-quality violations.

• $1,562 -- Morrie's Bodyworks, Long Lake, for air-quality violations.

• $1,375 -- KATO Inc., Pump-n-Munch 9 Eastwood Plaza, Mankato, for hazardous waste violations.

• $810 -- AAF/McQuay International, Owatonna, for air-quality violations.

• $810 -- AAF/McQuay International, Faribault, for air-quality violations.

• $810 -- Americraft Carton Inc., St. Paul, for air-quality violations.

• $750 -- Watonwan Farm Service, Truman, for air-quality violations.

• $500 -- Jeff Pokorney, Bertha, for solid waste violations.
A complete summary of environmental enforcement actions and news releases can be found on the MPCA's Web site at/newscenter/index.html. For questions on specific enforcement cases, contact Stephen Mikkelson, Information Officer, at 218-316-3887 or 800-657-3864.