Ramsey County, MN
The federal environmental record for Ramsey County (population 536,075): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
3
Superfund NPL sites
25
federal cleanup sites
10
PFAS-detecting water systems
34
TRI facilities
33
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koppers Coke | St. Paul | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| MacGillis & Gibbs/Bell Lumber & Pole Co. | New Brighton | on the NPL | 09/21/1984 |
| New Brighton/Arden Hills/TCAAP (USARMY) | New Brighton | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Ramsey with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| North Saint Paul MN1620011 | PFBA: 85.1 ng/L PFOS: 4.2 ng/L PFHxS: 3.4 ng/L | above final limit |
| White Bear Township MN1620025 | PFBA: 74 ng/L PFOA: 4.6 ng/L | above final limit |
| Arden Hills MN1620001 | PFBA: 27 ng/L PFPeA: 3 ng/L | detected |
| Little Canada MN1620005 | PFBA: 16 ng/L | detected |
| New Brighton MN1620009 | PFBA: 25.8 ng/L | detected |
| Roseville MN1620013 | PFBA: 14.8 ng/L | detected |
| Shoreview MN1620020 | PFBA: 22 ng/L | detected |
| White Bear Lake MN1620024 | PFBA: 68.5 ng/L | detected |
| Saint Paul Regional Water Services MN1620026 | PFBA: 20.2 ng/L PFPeA: 3 ng/L | detected |
| Vadnais Heights MN1620030 | PFBA: 44.8 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
34 facilities in Ramsey filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 239k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES LLC | ROSEVILLE | Zinc compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 49k lb |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC-CRM | SAINT PAUL | Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 43k lb |
| CENTRAL SANDBLASTING | NEW BRIGHTON | Xylene (mixed isomers) | 22k lb |
| UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA | SAINT PAUL | Toluene, Nitric acid | 20k lb |
| ABBOTT | SAINT PAUL | Methanol | 15k lb |
| 3M CO 3M CENTER ST PAUL | ST. PAUL | Ethylene glycol | 14k lb |
| ELLIOTT AUTO SUPPLY CO INC DBA SPLASH PRODUCTS | SAINT PAUL | Methanol, Ethylene glycol | 11k lb |
| NORTHERN IRON & MACHINE | SAINT PAUL | Nickel, Manganese | 11k lb |
| ST. PAUL BEVERAGE SOLUTIONS LLC | MAPLEWOOD | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 10k lb |
| VIKING DRILL & TOOL INC | SAINT PAUL | Chromium, Cobalt | 9k lb |
| CO-OPERATIVE PLATING CO | SAINT PAUL | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 9k lb |
| SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC. | WHITE BEAR LAKE | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 7k lb |
| INTERPLASTIC CORP | VADNAIS HEIGHTS | Styrene, Methyl methacrylate | 6k lb |
| BRENNTAG GREAT LAKES LLC | SAINT PAUL | Methanol, Toluene | 5k lb |
| PIER FOUNDRY & PATTERN SHOP INC | SAINT PAUL | Copper, Manganese | 3k lb |
| ASCENTEK INC. | ROSEVILLE | Methanol, Ethylene glycol | 2k lb |
| MINUTEMAN INTERNATIONAL MULTI-CLEAN DIV | SHOREVIEW | Methanol, Certain glycol ethers | 1k lb |
| J & L WIRE CLOTH CO INC | SAINT PAUL | Zinc compounds | 687 lb |
| WESTROCK MN CORP | SAINT PAUL | Lead And Lead Compounds, Mercury compounds | 307 lb |
| CEMSTONE - MIDWAY | SAINT PAUL | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead | 263 lb |
| CEMSTONE - CHILDS ROAD | SAINT PAUL | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead | 129 lb |
| ASCENTEK INC. | SAINT PAUL | Ethylene glycol | 62 lb |
| SCHWING AMERICA INC. | ST. PAUL | Manganese | 26 lb |
| H.B. FULLER PILOT FACILITY | VADNAIS HEIGHTS | Diisocyanates | 10 lb |
| OTTER LAKE TECHNOLOGIES | SAINT PAUL | Lead compounds, Antimony | 8 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,052 tank facilities in Ramsey: 716 tanks in service and 2,929 closed. 1,064 fuel releases are on record, of which 33 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Ramsey as Zone 1, the highest predicted indoor radon levels (over 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 Ramsey, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- ABEX CORP RAILROAD PROD GROUPSAINT PAUL
- ARCADE & HAWTHORNE SITEST. PAUL
- CENTERVILLE ROAD DRUM SITEVADNAIS HEIGHTS
- ELECTRO-PLATING ENGINEERINGST. PAUL
- GOLD EAGLE CLEANERS ROSEVILLE SA2074ROSEVILLE
- GRAND AVENUE & DALE STREET SITE SA0000902SAINT PAUL
- HOSPITAL LINEN - SA248ST. PAUL
- JIMMY LEE SITEST. PAUL
- KNUTSON-BEYER INCIDENTST. PAUL
- KOPPERS COKESAINT PAUL
- MACGILLIS & GIBBS CO./BELL LUMBER & POLE CO.NEW BRIGHTON
- MINNEHAHA & CENTURY AVE GW & SVMAPLEWOOD
- NEW BRIGHTON/ARDEN HILLS/TCAAP (USARMY)NEW BRIGHTON
- PIGS EYE LANDFILLST. PAUL
- PLATING, INC.ST. PAUL
- SELBY AVENUE AND GROTTO STREETST. PAUL
- SMITH AVENUE SOUTH AND PAGE STREET WEST, SA0000337ST. PAUL
- ST. PAUL LEVEEST. PAUL
- SWEENEY CLEANERSST. PAUL
- TWIN CITY CASTINGSST. PAUL
- UNION GOSPEL MISSIONSAINT PAUL
- UNIVERSITY AVE. AND AVON ST. SITE SA0000596SAINT PAUL
- VALENTINE CLARK CORPST. PAUL
- WEST ENERGY PARK DRIVEST. PAUL
- WYCLIFF PROPERTIESSAINT PAUL