Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

A Mankato developer, 22 LLC., has agreed to pay a $35,000 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) by Nov. 1, 2009, for alleged environmental violations involving the improper handling and disposal of regulated asbestos-containing material (RACM). The violations were documented during the remodeling of a former middle school building in Garden City, Minn.

A 2,200-square-foot, net-zero home that generates as much energy as it consumes in a year will be featured at the Eco Experience at this year's Minnesota State Fair.

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU) and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) have reached an agreement that requires MnSCU to pay the MPCA $18,000 for alleged hazardous waste violations. The violations occurred at Hibbing Community College in St. Louis County.

The city of Belle Plaine and Heselton Construction, a Faribault company, have agreed to pay a $25,000 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for alleged violations of construction stormwater rules during the construction of a sanitary sewer extension near Trunk Highway 25, just north of Belle Plaine.

There's always so much to see and do at the Eco Experience and this year, there's so much to taste as well. The 2009 Eco Experience has added new food exhibits, including a Countryside Market featuring organic, Minnesota-grown items for sale.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has reached an agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Ames Construction, Inc. that resolves an alleged failure to comply with the construction stormwater permit issued for the Long Lake Bypass project. MnDOT and Ames Construction will pay a $20,000 civil penalty.

The Cook County Highway Department and Northland Constructors of Duluth, LLC, have paid a $22,000 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for alleged water quality violations and performed all stipulated activities.

The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $13,300 to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for alleged environmental violations at its Fridley Dewatering Plant, 4300 Marshall St. N.E.

The city of Baxter and Tom's Backhoe Service, Inc., Brainerd, have paid the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) a combined civil penalty of $20,000 for alleged stormwater violations. The violations occurred at the Cedar Scenic Road water and sewer project in Baxter.

EnviroTech Remediation Services, Inc. has agreed to complete a $12,000 Supplemental Environmental Project and pay a $1,200 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for alleged environmental violations. The alleged violations include improper handling, disposal and notification of the removal of regulated asbestos-containing material (RACM).

There will be something to do and see for all ages at the Eco Experience at the 2009 Minnesota State Fair.

A public information meeting on the proposed reissuance of the Renville County landfill operating permit is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, at the Renville County Office Building in Olivia. The draft permit is open for public review and comment through Aug. 12, 2009.

Public comments are now being accepted for a proposed five-year (2011-2016) general operating permit for large feedlots, or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will accept comments through Aug. 12, 2009.

Build to Suit Inc., Turner Excavating Co. and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) have reached an agreement that requires the two parties to pay a $20,000 penalty for alleged stormwater violations. The violations occurred at East View Addition, a 22-acre housing development construction site in northeast Faribault, Minn.

Industrial Finishing Services, Perham, has agreed to pay a $28,000 civil penalty and has completed actions requested by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to settle alleged violations of state regulations, including those covering industrial wastewater disposal and hazardous waste storage and record-keeping.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has awarded $175,769 in 2009 Environmental Assistance Grants to five grantees. The grants will help the organizations move toward more environmentally-sustainable practices.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) invites the public to review and comment on the agency's draft industrial stormwater permit from July 6 through Aug. 5, 2009.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today issued an Administrative Order requiring Excel Dairy to take immediate action to empty basins two and three at its site near Thief River Falls. The purpose of the action is to resolve hydrogen sulfide and odor issues caused by the manure in the storage basins.

St. Paul, Minn. -- Zumbro River Constructors, Eden Prairie, has paid the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) a $30,000 civil penalty for alleged violations of stormwater-control requirements during a highway project in western Hennepin and Carver counties during 2007.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking grant proposals from local government units and other entities interested in leading a nonpoint-source, pollution-control project. Eligible applicants may apply to the MPCA through a competitive application process until July 15, 2009.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet prepared for Strobel Farms' proposed swine-finishing project in Blue Earth County. Comments will be accepted June 29 to July 29, 2009.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for a proposed expansion of the city of Princeton's wastewater-treatment facility. Citizens are invited to comment on this EAW until July 29, 2009.

For each of the past three years, more than one million people attended the largest environmental event of its kind in the nation, and it was right here in Minnesota: the Eco Experience, a 25,000-square-foot interactive exhibit that returns for its fourth year at the Minnesota State Fair.

Diamond K Dairy in Winona County has agreed to pay a $15,000 penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for violating state standards for odors and for allowing manure to discharge to a farm pond. The dairy has taken some correction action with further plans to reduce odors and better control manure.

Information on a report addressing water quality in Lake Shaokatan will be presented at a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 2, at the Picnic Point County Park shelter on the lake's south shore. The report, known as a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study, focuses on pollution caused by high levels of phosphorus that contribute to excessive growth of algae in the lake. A public comment period on the draft report will begin July 6 and continue through Aug. 5.