County page
Freeborn County
Freeborn County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 43 imported facility profiles, and 32,854 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 Freeborn County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 32,854 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
Poet Biorefining Glenville Llc
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $66,059 in recorded penalties.
Hartland Wastewater Treatment Plant
Significant noncompliance across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,061 in recorded penalties.
Hollandale Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,108 in recorded penalties.
Ups - Albert Lea
No Violation Identified with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
Glenville Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lou-rich, Inc.
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Alden Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Northstar Powersports & Marine
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,697 in recorded penalties.
Conger Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Oakland Sanitary District Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Twin Lakes Wwtp
Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Reg - Albert Lea
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2022-07-15.
Minnesota Freezer Whse. Co. Albert Lea
No Violation Identified with $5,000 in recorded penalties.
Pro Manufacturing Inc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2021-07-29.
Pestorious Inc.
No Violation Identified with $2,000 in recorded penalties.
Krown Inc Dba Hi-yield Products
No Violation Identified with $400 in recorded penalties.
Albert Lea Wastewater Treatment Facility
Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Freeborn Wwtp
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Alden Wastewater Treatment Plant
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Albert Lea Electroplating
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2021-09-28.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 13,745 lbs |
| Acetaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 6,723 lbs |
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 4,860 lbs |
| Acrolein | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 4,017 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,020 lbs |
| Formic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,401 lbs |
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 35 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 24 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 19 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 10 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Cyclohexane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 0 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Minnesota
Minnesota facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Minnesota
Minnesota facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Minnesota
Minnesota facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.