Contact: Stephen Mikkelson, 218-316-3887
St. Paul, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) concluded 43 enforcement cases totaling $420,946 in penalties during the first quarter of 2011. The cases occurred at facilities in 31 counties throughout Minnesota.
The following is a brief summary of all 43 cases completed during the first quarter of 2011:
• $75,000 – Progressive Rail, Inc., Lakeville, for water quality violations
• $50,400 – Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Coop, Renville, for air quality violations.
• $49,000 – PM Beef Holdings LLC, Windom, for water quality violations.
• $34,940 – Multek Flexible Circuits, Inc., Northfield, for air quality violations.
• $30,000 – Mid State Recycling Services, James Kopachek, Pine River, for solid waste and hazardous waste violations.
• $25,000 – Bill Tulenchik, Pequot Lakes, for feedlot violations.
• $12,700 – Winnebago Wastewater Treatment Facility, Winnebago, for water quality violations.
• $11,435 – Oronoco Estates MHC LLC, Oronoco, for water quality violations.
• $10,300 – Dave Engle, Dave’s Pumping Service, Harmony, for individual septic treatment system violations.
• $10,000 – Delbert Brandstrom, Bovey, for stormwater violations.
• $10,000 – Jerry Girard, G&S Pumping Service, Cottonwood, for feedlot violations.
• $10,000 – Joshua Hegge, Central Excavating, Pine City, for individual septic treatment system violations.
• $10,000 – Pro-Corn LLC, Poet Biorefining, Preston, for water quality and hazardous waste violations.
• $10,000 – Xcel Energy, Allen King Generating, Oak Park Heights, air quality violations.
• $9,638 – Hoss Demolition Landfill, Walker, for solid waste violations.
• $8,525 – Van Zuilen Farms, Doug & Arlene Van Zuilen, Claremont, for solid waste violations.
• $8,500 – Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co., Benson, for air quality violations.
• $7,687 – M&J Construction Co., Newfolden, for air quality violations.
• $7,500 – City of Red Wing, Red Wing, for solid waste violations.
• $6,910 – Douglas Machine, Inc., Alexandria, for hazardous waste violations.
• $6,000 – Millerbernd Manufacturing Co., Winsted, for hazardous waste violations.
• $5,800 – Sauvageaus Firestone & Collision Center, Moorhead, for hazardous waste violations.
• $5,675 – Minnikka Properties LLC, Ogilvie Land Development Access Driveway, Ogilvie, for stormwater violations.
• $4,750 – Ken Winsel Farm Section 22, Woodstock, for feedlot violations.
• $4,732 – Tom Paulzine Property, Iona, for solid waste violations.
• $4,375 – Hardrives, Inc., Rogers, for air quality violations.
• $4,200 – Kent Lewis Farm Section 31, Granada, for feedlot violations.
• $4,000 – Jeff’s Topline Collision Center, St. Paul Collision Center, Inc., St. Paul, for air quality violations.
• $3,850 – Shannon Boettcher, Boettcher Excavating & Septic, Cambridge, for individual septic treatment system violations.
• $3,750 – Engelsma Construction, Inc., Vadnais Heights, for stormwater violations.
• $3,750 – Mille Lacs County-Hwy. 29 project, Princeton, for stormwater violations.
• $2,687 – Cass Lake Wastewater Treatment Facility, Cass Lake, for water quality violations.
• $1,562 – Woodland Dairy, Inc., Waverly, for feedlot violations.
• $1,250 – Metro Transit-Light Rail O&M Facility, Minneapolis, for air quality violations.
• $1,006 – Lowell Stephas, Stephas Heating & Plumbing, Inc., Fountain, for individual septic treatment system violations.
• $550 – Griffin Construction Co., Inc., Chatfield, for solid waste violations.
The penalties for the following cases are all forgivable:
• $3,850 – Xcel Energy-Prairie Island Nuclear, Welch, for water quality violations.
• $1,562 – Mountain Timber Wood Products LLC, Mountain Iron, for air quality violations.
• $1,562 – Winco, Inc., Le Center, for air quality violations.
• $1,500 – Anderson Home Services LLC, Red Wing, for hazardous waste violations.
• $1,500 – Brian Matthew Hauser Enterprises LLC, Hutchinson, for hazardous waste violations.
• $1,500 – Clearwater County, Bagley, for hazardous waste violations.
• $1,000 – Mabel Sportsman’s Club, Mabel, for solid waste violations.
A complete summary of environmental enforcement actions and news releases can be found on the MPCA’s News Media Center webpage. For questions on specific enforcement cases, contact Stephen Mikkelson, Information Officer, at 218-316-3887, or toll-free at 800-657-3864.
