Superfund
Toxic waste sites in Minnesota

About the data on this page
As a public service, the Center for Public Integrity created this state page reflecting Environmental Protection Agency databases that detail the location, status and other details regarding each Superfund site as of March 2007. This information has not been modified in any way. Any misspellings or errors already existed in the government database.



Minnesota

Superfund Site Status
Number of sites in this state by status on the National Priorities List:
Proposed for list: FAQs 1
Currently on list: FAQs 24
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 21
Total sites: 46

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 14
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 1
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 1
Containing at least one of the top five most hazardous chemicals: FAQs 20

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where one company may have sole responsibility: 6
Sites where companies may share responsibility: 12







Site NameCityPRP CategoryActive, Deleted or Proposed
ADRIAN MUNICIPAL WELL FIELDADRIANNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
AGATE LAKE SCRAPYARDFAIRVIEW TOWNSHIPNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
ARROWHEAD REFINERY CO.HERMANTOWNMultiCurrently on list
BAYTOWN TOWNSHIP GROUND WATER PLUMEBAYTOWN TOWNSHIPNo PRPCurrently on list
BOISE CASCADE/ONAN CORP./MEDTRONICS, INC.FRIDLEYNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
BURLINGTON NORTHERN (BRAINERD/BAXTER PLANT)BRAINERD/BAXTERSingleCurrently on list
DAKHUE SANITARY LANDFILLCANNON FALLSNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
EAST BETHEL DEMOLITION LANDFILLEAST BETHEL TOWNSHIPNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
FMC CORP. (FRIDLEY PLANT)FRIDLEYSingleCurrently on list
FREEWAY SANITARY LANDFILLBURNSVILLENo PRPCurrently on list
FRIDLEY COMMONS PARK WELL FIELDFRIDLEYNo PRPCurrently on list
GENERAL MILLS/HENKEL CORP.MINNEAPOLISNo PRPCurrently on list
JOSLYN MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CO.BROOKLYN CENTERNo PRPCurrently on list
KOCH REFINING CO./N-REN CORP.PINE BENDNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
KOPPERS COKEST. PAULSingleCurrently on list
KUMMER SANITARY LANDFILLBEMIDJISingleDeleted from list (cleaned up)
KURT MANUFACTURING CO.FRIDLEYNo PRPCurrently on list
LAGRAND SANITARY LANDFILLLAGRAND TOWNSHIPNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
LEHILLIER/MANKATOLEHILLIERNo PRPCurrently on list
LONG PRAIRIE GROUND WATER CONTAMINATIONLONG PRAIRIENo PRPCurrently on list
MACGILLIS & GIBBS CO./BELL LUMBER & POLE CO.NEW BRIGHTONMultiCurrently on list
MORRIS ARSENIC DUMPMORRISNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
NAVAL INDUSTRIAL RESERVE ORDNANCE PLANTFRIDLEYSingleCurrently on list
NEW BRIGHTON/ARDEN HILLS/TCAAP (USARMY)NEW BRIGHTONSingleCurrently on list
NL INDUSTRIES/TARACORP/GOLDEN AUTOST. LOUIS PARKMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
NUTTING TRUCK & CASTER CO.FARIBAULTNo PRPCurrently on list
OAK GROVE SANITARY LANDFILLOAK GROVE TOWNSHIPMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
OAKDALE DUMPOAKDALEMultiCurrently on list
OLMSTED COUNTY SANITARY LANDFILLORONOCONo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
PERHAM ARSENIC SITEPERHAMNo PRPCurrently on list
PINE BEND SANITARY LANDFILLDAKOTA COUNTYNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
REILLY TAR & CHEMICAL CORP. (ST. LOUIS PARK PLANT)ST. LOUIS PARKMultiCurrently on list
RITARI POST & POLESEBEKANo PRPCurrently on list
SOUTH ANDOVER SITEANDOVERMultiCurrently on list
SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD SOIL CONTAMINATION SITEMINNEAPOLISMultiProposed for list
ST. AUGUSTA SANITARY LANDFILL/ENGEN DUMPST. AUGUSTA TOWNSHIPNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
ST. LOUIS RIVER SITEST. LOUIS COUNTYMultiCurrently on list
ST. REGIS PAPER CO.CASS LAKEMultiCurrently on list
TWIN CITIES AIR FORCE RESERVE BASE (SMALL ARMS RANGE LANDFILL)MINNEAPOLISNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
UNION SCRAP IRON & METAL CO.MINNEAPOLISMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (ROSEMOUNT RESEARCH CENTER)ROSEMOUNTNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
WAITE PARK WELLSWAITE PARKNo PRPCurrently on list
WASHINGTON COUNTY LANDFILLLAKE ELMONo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
WASTE DISPOSAL ENGINEERINGANDOVERMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
WHITTAKER CORP.MINNEAPOLISNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)
WINDOM DUMPWINDOMNo PRPDeleted from list (cleaned up)