Crow Wing County, MN
The federal environmental record for Crow Wing County (population 68,304): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
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Superfund NPL sites
2
federal cleanup sites
0
PFAS-detecting water systems
2
TRI facilities
6
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Northern (Brainerd/Baxter Plant) | Baxter, Brainerd | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
No public water system serving Crow Wing reported a PFAS detection in the UCMR5 national testing round. Systems serving under 3,300 people were only sampled in part, so absence from this table is not proof of absence in the water.
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
2 facilities in Crow Wing filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 96 lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES MINNESOTA INC | BRAINERD | Nickel compounds, Lead compounds | 96 lb |
| KNIFE RIVER CORP N CENTRAL BAXTER | BAXTER | Lead | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 239 tank facilities in Crow Wing: 184 tanks in service and 563 closed. 157 fuel releases are on record, of which 6 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Crow Wing as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Crow Wing, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- BURLINGTON NORTHERN (BRAINERD/BAXTER PLANT)BRAINERD
- CROSSLAKE GW TCE PLUME SA354CROSSLAKE