EPA-regulated facilities near Brainerd, MN

There are 12,821 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Brainerd, Minnesota. The most common kinds are drinking water systems (12,486), hazardous waste (301), air emissions (40). None has a current violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $3k across 2 sites.

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12,821facilities within 5 miles

0in significant noncompliance

0with a violation on record

$3kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	301
Large quantity generators	1
Small quantity generators	168
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	8
Superfund	1
Air emissions	40
Major sources	1
Minor sources	10
Water discharge	20
Major permits	2
Minor permits	7
Drinking water systems	12,486
Greenhouse gas reporters	1
Scrap yards	1

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

BRAINERD WWTP 8027 HIGHLAND SCENIC ROAD, BAXTER, MN, 56425 · 1.7 mi $2k in penalties
CWI, LLC DBA CAMPING WORLD 14275 EDGEWOOD DR STE 100, BAXTER, MN, 56425 · 2.2 mi $969 in penalties

Superfund sites

BURLINGTON NORTHERN (BRAINERD/BAXTER PLANT) WEST CITY LIMITS, BRAINERD, MN, 56401 · 1.4 mi

County

Crow Wing County

Nearby towns

Sartell 51 mi
Sauk Rapids 53 mi
St. Cloud 57 mi
Alexandria 66 mi
Grand Rapids 69 mi
Cambridge 72 mi
Big Lake 73 mi
Monticello 76 mi

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of Brainerd as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.