Rice County, MN
The federal environmental record for Rice County (population 67,948): 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
1
PFAS-detecting water systems
10
TRI facilities
4
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutting Truck & Caster Co. | Faribault | deleted | 09/21/1984 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Rice 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northfield, MN MN1660010 | PFBA: 8.5 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
10 facilities in Rice filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 5k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAIKIN APPLIED | FARIBAULT | Copper, Chromium | 3k lb |
| CROWN AEROSOL PACKAGING | FARIBAULT | n-Butyl alcohol | 2k lb |
| ALL FLEX SOLUTIONS INC | NORTHFIELD | Copper compounds | 62 lb |
| DAIKIN APPLIED AMERICAS INC. | FARIBAULT | Copper | 11 lb |
| NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT | FARIBAULT | - | 0 lb |
| CARDINAL GLASS | NORTHFIELD | - | 0 lb |
| JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE INC | FARIBAULT | - | 0 lb |
| JENNIE-O-TURKEY STORE FARIBAULT FEED MILL | FARIBAULT | - | 0 lb |
| CCM - NORTHFIELD | NORTHFIELD | Lead | 0 lb |
| MOM BRANDS | NORTHFIELD | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 134 tank facilities in Rice: 83 tanks in service and 295 closed. 124 fuel releases are on record, of which 4 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Rice 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 Rice, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CENTRAL NORTFIELD GW CONTAMINATIONNORTHFIELD
- NUTTING TRUCK & CASTER CO.FARIBAULT