EPA-regulated facilities in Steele County, MN

There are 479 EPA-regulated facilities inside Steele County, Minnesota. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (312), air emissions (85), water discharge (65). 3 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 9 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.3M across 4 sites.

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479facilities in the county

3in significant noncompliance

9with a violation on record

$5.3Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	312
Large quantity generators	3
Small quantity generators	170
Transporters	1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	31
Air emissions	85
Major sources	5
Synthetic minor sources	3
Minor sources	15
Water discharge	65
Major permits	1
Minor permits	43
Drinking water systems	62
Greenhouse gas reporters	3
Data centers	1
Scrap yards	1

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

In significant noncompliance

The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.

THOMPSON OAKS MN Significant noncompliance
WITTE BROTHERS INC SEE LOCATION DESCRIPTION, HOPE, MN, 56046 Significant noncompliance
MEDFORD WWTP 76TH ST NW, MEDFORD, MN, 55049 Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

UPS - OWATONNA 3350 PARK DR, OWATONNA, MN, 55060 $5.3M in penalties
RAYVEN LLC - OWATONNA 405 24TH AVE SW, OWATONNA, MN, 55060 $18k in penalties
OWATONNA WASTE TREATMENT PLANT 1200 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, OWATONNA, MN, 55060 $2k in penalties
ALLINA 2350 26TH ST NW, OWATONNA, MN, 55060 $905 in penalties

Data centers

HORMEL REMOTE DATA CENTER 502 5TH AVENUE NE, BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MN, 55917

Towns in Steele County

Owatonna

Bordering counties

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. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.