Facility profile
3m Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,123,859 in recorded penalties.
Noncompliance quarters
12
Counted from the imported ECHO record over the last 12 quarters.
Penalties
$3,123,859
Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.
Last inspection
2025-05-20
Displayed as plain language instead of hidden in agency exports.
Trend
Watch
Reported on-site releases are higher in 2024 than in 2022.
| Year | Air | Water | Land | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61,684 lbs | 180,808 lbs | 0 lbs | 242,493 lbs |
| 2023 | 67,844 lbs | 579,662 lbs | 0 lbs | 647,506 lbs |
| 2024 | 19,807 lbs | 428,830 lbs | 0 lbs | 448,637 lbs |
Chemical breakdown
What this facility is reporting
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Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Toluene
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Methanol
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Xylene (mixed isomers)
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Ethyl acrylate
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Cyclohexane
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Dichloromethane
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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n-Hexane
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Acrylic acid
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Ethylbenzene
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Butyl acrylate
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Aluminum (fume or dust)
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Phenol
Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Epichlorohydrin
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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N, N-Dimethylformamide
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Lead compounds
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Acrylamide
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Nitric acid
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Mercury compounds
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Certain glycol ethers
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Diisocyanates
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Formic acid
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
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Methyl acrylate
Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.
Enforcement layer
Why the ECHO-style detail matters
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,123,859 in recorded penalties.