Duluth office

Duluth Highbridge MPCA Duluth office
218-723-4660
525 Lake Avenue South
Suite 400
Duluth, MN 55802

General: 218-723-4660
Toll free voice: 800-657-3864
Fax: 218-723-4727
Conference room: 218-723-6664
Greater Minnesota hazardous waste:
1-800-657-3724 (St. Paul staff contact)

Area of service

The Duluth Office serves the following counties: Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching, Carlton, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook.

Regional highlights

Lake Superior	Lake Superior Beach Monitoring	Rainy River
St. Louis River – U.S. Steel Superfund Site	St. Louis River Interlake/Duluth Tar Superfund Site

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Driving directions: From Twin Cities I35: Take Exit 256 B to Lake Avenue, second stop light along Frontage Road, take a right onto Lake Avenue. Turn right on Buchanan Street.

From North Shore Hwy 61: Take Exit 256B off of I35, make a left onto Lake Avenue. Turn right onto Buchanan Street.

From Iron Range Hwy 53: Turn right onto Mesaba Avenue from Central Entrance. Turn left on 7th Street at the stop light. Go one block and take a right onto Lake Avenue. In the Canal Park District take a right onto Buchanan Street.

MPCA parking: Enter lot at the end of Buchanan Street, just before the blue foot bridge, take a left and drive toward the far end of the lot next to the Paulucci Building There is a parking charge for this lot from Memorial Day through Labor Day. There is free parking in some nearby lots during the winter; most adjacent parking options require a fee year-round.

Alternative transportation services: From within the Duluth city limits: From the Greyhound bus station, call 722-SAVE (the Duluth Transit Authority's schedule service) for city bus schedules to downtown and Park Point. Not all city buses are handicap accessible. Once downtown, transfer to the Park Point bus and disembark at the 500 block.

Staff directory

All staff can be reached at 800-657-3864.

The Duluth office serves the following counties: Aitkin, Itasca, Koochiching, Carlton, St. Louis, Lake and Cook. Note: Remediation staff have a different service area (which is described in that staff's section).

Title	Staff	Phone
Duluth Region Manager	Jeff Udd	218-302-6637
Buyer	Jan Sandstrom	218-302-6635
Office & Administrative Specialist	Kathy Kaviuk	218-302-6654
Office & Administrative Specialist	Patty Parker	218-302-6655
Office & Administrative Specialist Intermediate	Sherry Mottonen	218-302-6656

Operations Division

Title	Staff	Phone
Communication and Outreach Section
Public Information Officer III: Primary citizen, business and media contact for information, resource referrals, educational materials.	Lucie Amundsen	218-302-6600
Information Systems Office
Chief Information Security Officer	Brian Matheson	218-302-6606
Information Technology Specialist 4	Melissa Rauner	218-302-6645
MN.IT Services	Kris Parson	218-302-6622

Watershed Division

Title	Staff	Phone
Watershed Unit
Watershed Unit Manager
Watershed Project Manager	Amy Mustonen	218-302-6638
Total Maximum Daily Loads	Tom Estabrooks	218-302-6608
Watershed Project Manager	Vacant
Watershed Biologist	Jenny Jasperson	218-302-6634
Clean Water Partnership/319 Projects / Local Water Plans / Total Maximum Daily Loads/Stressor ID	Tom Schaub	218-302-6603
Watershed Project Manager	Karen Evens	218-302-6644
Watershed Project Manager	Mike Kennedy	218-302-6629
Impaired Waters Biologist	Jeff Jasperson	218-302-6636
Watershed Ecologist	Kevin Stroom	218-302-6671
Watershed Modeling	Angus Vaughan	218-302-6672
Lake Superior Unit
Supervisor	Vacant
Area of Concern Coordinator	Barbara Huberty	218-302-6630
Lake Superior and Binational Programs	Jesse Martus	218-302-6673
Project Manager	Vacant
Project Manager	Dan Breneman	218-302-6624

Municipal Division

Title	Staff	Phone
Municipal Wastewater Section
Construction Stormwater Permit Compliance and Enforcement	Jim Dexter	218-302-6632
Wastewater Treatment Facility Permit Coordinator	Deb Lindlief	218-302-6652
Sub-surface Sewage Treatment Systems/Rules and Policy	Aaron S. Jensen	651-757-2544
Municipal Wastewater Engineering Review	Margo Daniels	218-302-6661
State Pre-treatment Coordinator	Jaramie Logelin	218-302-6640
Wastewater Permitting	Stephanie Lyons	218-302-6643
Sub-surface Sewage Treatment Compliance and Enforcement/Technical Assistance	Ian Harrison	218-302-6670
Wastewater / Industrial Stormwater Regulatory Compliance	Craig Weingart	218-302-6650

Resource Management and Assistance Division

Title	Staff	Phone
Solid Waste Management Section
Solid Waste Unit Supervisor	Heidi Kroening	218-302-6620
Industrial Wastewater and Stormwater Compliance Coordinator	Kit Grayson	218-302-6627
Statewide Solid Waste Coordinator	Samantha Adams	218-316-3892
Solid Waste Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement	Lee Field	218-302-6609

Industrial Division

Title	Staff	Phone
Land and Air Compliance Section
Manager	Sarah Kilgriff	651-757-2492
Air Quality Compliance / Permits	Steve Palzkill	218-302-6653
Wastewater Regulatory Compliance / Industrial Stormwater	John Thomas	218-302-6616
Petroleum Storage Tanks Regulatory Compliance	Jeff Brandon	218-302-6610
Asbestos Compliance Coordinator	Kit Grayson	218-302-6627
Hazardous Waste Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement	Raj Heck	218-302-6647
Water Section
Manager
Engineering Review/ Industrial Wastewater Treatment Permits	Scott Knowles	218-302-6651
Water Quality Permits Unit Supervisor	Theresa Haugen	218-316-3920
Water Permit Writer	Danielle Drussell	218-302-6611
Water Permit Writer	Holly Johnson	218-302-6663
Water Permit Writer	Katie Jardine	218-302-6674

Remediation Division

Title	Staff	Phone
Site Remediation and Redevelopment Section
Superfund / RCRA Unit Supervisor	Crague Biglow	651-757-2229
Superfund	Mike Bares	651-757-2210
Superfund	Mark Elliott	218-302-6649
RCRA Corrective Actions / Superfund
Petroleum Remediation Unit 1 Supervisor	Heidi Bauman	218-302-6607
Superfund	Erin Endsley	218-302-6619
Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup	Kevin Sikkila	218-302-6642
Area of Concern Project Manager	LaRae Lehto	218-302-6623
Area of Concern Project Manager	Steven Schoff	651-757-2701
Closed Landfill and Emergency Management Section
Natural Resource Damage Program Coordinator	Susan Johnson	218-302-6601
Natural Resource Damage Program Student Worker	Samantha Ykema	218-302-6615
Emergency Management Unit
Environmental Response Specialist	Kevin Mustonen	218-302-6641
Petroleum and Remediation Unit
Petroleum Remediation Project Leader	Laurie Kania	218-302-6639
Hydrogeologist 2	Nancy Rodning	218-302-6612

Environmental Analysis and Outcomes Division

Title	Staff	Phone
Water Assessment and Environmental Information Section
Surface Water Quality Monitoring	Jesse Anderson	218-302-6621
Groundwater Modeler	Andrew Streitz	218-302-6617
Research Scientist/Standards	Vacant
Toxicologist	Laura Solem	218-302-6628
Watershed Pollutant and Load Monitoring Unit
Surface Water Load Monitoring	Stacia Grayson	218-302-6631
Surface Water Load Monitoring	Brittany Story	218-302-6626
Air Assessment Section
Air Monitoring	Lad Strzok	218-302-6618

Publications

Duluth Metropolitan Area Streams Snowmelt Runoff Study: The streams of the North Shore of Lake Superior, including those within the Duluth Metropolitan Area, exhibit high flows coincident with snowmelt and spring rains. Urbanization of watersheds can have dramatic impacts on both the hydrology and water quality of streams. During snowmelt these impacts can be severe, because of the variety of contaminants concentrated in the snowpack. Four of the larger streams in the DMA were sampled to collect baseline water quality data during the snowmelt runoff period to improve our understanding of impact that may occur during or as a result of snowmelt. Samples were analyzed for pollutants commonly found in urban runoff and compared to water quality standards where available. This report includes a summary of recommendations and best management practices for the protection of surface waters during winter and snowmelt conditions.