Pollution in St. Louis County, Minnesota

St. Louis County contains 132 EPA-regulated facilities, 7 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 19 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 117.4k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Minnesota state average of 26 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities19reporters
EPA Facilities132regulated
Sig. Violators7current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
St Louis River SiteSt. Louis CountyCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Cirrus Design Corp Aka Cirrus AircraftDuluth83.0kCompliant
Hibbard Renewable Energy CenterDuluth34.0kCompliant
Me Global IncDuluth177Compliant
Compass MineralsDuluth118Compliant
Altec Hiline LlcDuluth27Compliant
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LlcDuluth7Compliant
Hibbing Public Utilities CommissionHibbing6Penalties
L & M Radiator IncHibbing1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Railway Co PProctor$5.3k2014-06-18
Roger KraabelOrr$0
Jbl Sand And Gravel LlcTwo Harbors$0
Us Steel Corp - KeetacKeewatin$02025-05-28
Srm Plant 29003Saginaw$02019-10-04
Lodge Of Whispering Pines$0
Echo Trail Tavern$0