The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will host this community meeting to share information with Payne-Phalen community members. Representatives from the MPCA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Minnesota Department of Health, and the Ramsey County Health Department will be present to answer questions about the modeled, or computer generated, elevated lead and particulate matter levels from the Northern Iron facility and answer questions residents may have.
A brief presentation will begin at 5:45 p.m. Following the presentation, the event will transition to an open house format with representatives from the agencies and departments available to answer your questions on a variety of topics.
Translators will be available. For translation services, please contact Alexa Golemo by May 7.
Northern Iron LLC is owned by Lawton Standard and located in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood. The facility operates under an MPCA air permit that is currently open for renewal. Northern Iron LLC produces gray, austempered ductile and ductile castings. The three-furnace foundry can make castings up to 250 pounds.
The MPCA is working on an enforcement investigation to address modeled elevated lead emissions at Northern Iron. Air quality modeled data from Northern Iron suggests that national ambient air quality standards have been exceeded.
Learn more about the investigation, get guidance for residents, and sign up for email updates on the MPCA's Northern Iron page.