Contact: Stephen Mikkelson, 218-316-3887 Toll free: 1-800-657-3864
St. Paul, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) concluded 46 enforcement cases totaling $347,236 in penalties during the second quarter of 2010. The cases occurred at facilities in 33 counties throughout Minnesota.
The following is a brief summary of all 46 cases completed during the second quarter of 2010:
-- $45,000 - Joe Varner, Clarissa, for feedlot violations.
-- $45,000 - Universal Circuits Inc., Maple Grove, for hazardous waste violations.
-- $33,250 - Nexus Diversified Community Service & Nor-Son Inc., Onamia, for stormwater violations.
-- $27,000 - Minn. Department of Transportation & Northland Constructors, Duluth, for stormwater violations.
-- $22,750 - Oak Terrace Sr. Housing of Gaylord LLC & Montag Development Inc., Gaylord, for asbestos violations.
-- $22,000 - Pro Blast Technology Inc., Pengilly, for hazardous waste violations.
-- $19,000 - ArcelorMittal Minorca Mine, Inc., Virginia, for air quality violations.
-- $15,000 - Crow Wing Feeders, Pillager, for feedlot violations.
-- $10,000 - Stockman Transfer, Pine River, for hazardous waste violations.
-- $10,000 - Denco LLC, Morris, for water quality violations.
-- $10,000 - United Taconite LLC, Forbes, for air quality violations.
-- $9,425 - Kale Construction of the Lakes Inc., West Twin Lake, Detroit Lakes, for solid waste and stormwater violations.
-- $8,737 - Hoffman Demo Landfill, Sleepy Eye, for solid waste violations.
-- $8,300 - Itasca County/Bigfork Maintenance Garage, Bigfork, for stormwater violations.
-- $7,500 - JM Property Preservation, St. Paul, for asbestos violations.
-- $7,179 - Prep with Paint, Cannon Falls, for hazardous and solid waste violations.
-- $6,890 - Dustcoating Inc., Savage, for above ground storage tank violations.
-- $6,427 - Anderson Brothers/J&S Gravel Inc., Crookston, for water quality violations.
-- $4,450 - Greg Pavek Homes Inc., North Mankato, for stormwater violations.
-- $4,090 - Perry Rathbun, Wykoff, for hazardous and solid waste violations.
-- $3,980 - West Lake George wastewater treatment facility, Oak Grove, for water quality violations.
-- $3,850 - Osmundson Brothers Construction, Adams, for stormwater violations.
-- $3,500 - Woodland South Development LLC, Mankato, for stormwater violations.
-- $3,300 - AGCO Corporation of Delaware Inc., Jackson, for hazardous waste violations.
-- $3,150 - American Crystal Sugar, East Grand Forks, for air quality violations.
-- $2,500 - Feldman Brothers, Prior Lake, for feedlot violations.
-- $2,000 - Cannon Falls wastewater treatment facility, Cannon Falls, for water quality violations.
-- $1,391 - Paul & Sarah Sexton/Pit Stop Portable Outhouses, Stewartville, for individual septic treatment system violations.
-- $1,343 - Red Rock Rural Water Systems, Windom, for water quality violations.
-- $1,250 - United Taconite LLC/CT Corp Systems Inc., Forbes, for air quality violations.
-- $1,250 - Red Rock Rural Water Systems, Jeffers, for water quality violations.
-- $1,100 - Scott O’Konek, dba Hudek Sewer Service, South Haven, for individual septic treatment system violations.
-- $850 - City of Ely, for water quality violations.
-- $577 - B&D Plumbing & Heating Inc., Mankato, for solid waste violations.
-- $576 - Pinnacle Distributing Inc., Litchfield, for solid waste violations.
-- $570 - Cedar River Country Club Corp., Adams, for solid waste violations.
The penalties for the following cases are all forgivable:
-- $3,750 - Waterous Co. Inc., South St. Paul, for air quality violations.
-- $2,200 - Semper Development Ltd./Walgreen’s, Roseville, for stormwater violations.
-- $600 - Derald & Lorene Cordes, Hokah, for solid waste violations.
-- $500 - Steve Erwin, dba Steve’s Staining, Worthington, for solid waste violations.
-- $500 - Revier Cattle Co. Inc., Olivia, for feedlot violations.
-- $500 - Rob Hill Farms Inc., Canby, for feedlot violations.
-- $500 - Green Prairie Coop, Brewster, for feedlot violations.
-- $500 - Highway 60 Pork, Brewster, for feedlot violations.
-- $500 - Meschke Poultry, Little Falls, for feedlot violations.
-- $500 - Meschke Poultry-Section 29, Little Falls, for feedlot 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 218-316-3887, or toll free at 1-800-657-3864.
