County page
Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 22 imported facility profiles, and 116,297 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Palo Alto County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 116,297 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Emmetsburg City of Stp
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Poet Biorefining - Emmetsburg
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Ruthven City of Stp
Violation Identified across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Cylinder City of Stp
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Graettinger City of Stp
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Iowa Lakes Regional Water Osgood Plant
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Ag Processing Inc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-07-25.
Mallard City of Stp
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
West Bend City of Stp
Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Emmetsburg Municipal Water Department
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Mallard Water Supply-plant #1
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Rodman Water System
Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
H2o Chlorination Inc
Under review with $500 in recorded penalties.
Daybreak Foods Inc
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Ayrshire, City of Stp
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Graettinger Municipal Light Plant
Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Montag Manufacturing
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-04-08.
Architectural Arts North
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-12-04.
City of Emmetsburg
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2023-12-31.
Poet Dsm Project Liberty Llc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2022-08-09.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 104,487 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 6,500 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,240 lbs |
| Acetaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,680 lbs |
| Acrolein | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,390 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Cyclohexane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 0 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.