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Minnesota Corn Processors - Columbus Facility

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.

Significant Violation EPA-regulated facility TRI + Clean Air Act + Clean Water Act + RCRA 110000448043 Platte County
Noncompliance quarters
12

Counted from the imported ECHO record over the last 12 quarters.

Penalties
$0

Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.

Last inspection
2025-12-09

Displayed as plain language instead of hidden in agency exports.

Trend
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Reported on-site releases are higher in 2024 than in 2022.

Year Air Water Land Total
2022 124,178 lbs 228 lbs 0 lbs 124,406 lbs
2023 118,199 lbs 308 lbs 0 lbs 118,507 lbs
2024 151,595 lbs 312 lbs 0 lbs 151,907 lbs
Chemical breakdown

What this facility is reporting

  • air 41,950 lbs

    Ammonia

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 41,940 lbs

    Acetaldehyde

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 25,670 lbs

    Methanol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 10,692 lbs

    Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 10,362 lbs

    Acrolein

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 8,206 lbs

    Formaldehyde

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 7,993 lbs

    Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,643 lbs

    Hydrogen sulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 769 lbs

    Benzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 438 lbs

    n-Hexane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 419 lbs

    Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 271 lbs

    Hydrogen fluoride

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 216 lbs

    Chlorine

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 195 lbs

    Toluene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 66 lbs

    Lead compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 48 lbs

    Mercury compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 10 lbs

    Nitric acid

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 10 lbs

    Peracetic acid

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 8 lbs

    Cyclohexane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1 lbs

    Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds

    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

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.

Significant Violation Last recorded inspection: 2025-12-09.