County page
Steele County
Steele County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 35 imported facility profiles, and 248,414 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 Steele County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 248,414 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
Rayven Llc - Owatonna
Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $17,500 in recorded penalties.
Lazy U Community
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Ups - Owatonna
No Violation Identified with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
Meriden Township Wwtp
Violation Identified across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Crown Cork & Seal
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-07-26.
Keck's Repair, Inc.
No Violation Identified with $56,562 in recorded penalties.
Owatonna Waste Treatment Plant
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,980 in recorded penalties.
Viracon Inc - 800
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Mndot Straight River Rest Area
Significant Violation across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Witte Brothers Inc
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Wondra Pit
Significant Violation across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Medford Wwtp
Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Allina
No Violation Identified with $905 in recorded penalties.
Arkema Inc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2023-06-01.
Daikin Applied Owatonna Mn
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 1998-03-27.
Thompson Oaks
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Wenger Corp
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2006-06-27.
Wencl Construction Inc
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Hope Water Cooperative
Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Jostens Inc - Owatonna
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-03-06.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| n-Butyl alcohol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 195,230 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 52,664 lbs |
| Formic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 228 lbs |
| Peracetic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 181 lbs |
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 57 lbs |
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 4 | 25 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 4 | 15 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 11 lbs |
| Nitric acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 3 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Diisocyanates | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 7 | 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.