Stearns County, MN
The federal environmental record for Stearns County (population 160,977): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
2
Superfund NPL sites
4
federal cleanup sites
6
PFAS-detecting water systems
22
TRI facilities
11
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Augusta Sanitary Landfill/Engen Dump | St. Augusta Township | deleted | 07/22/1987 |
| Waite Park Wells | Waite Park | on the NPL | 06/10/1986 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Stearns 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Waite Park MN1730039 | PFOS: 18 ng/L PFHxS: 17 ng/L PFBA: 12 ng/L | above final limit |
| Holdingford MN1730014 | PFBA: 6.4 ng/L | detected |
| Melrose MN1730016 | PFBS: 3.5 ng/L | detected |
| Saint Cloud MN1730027 | PFBA: 7.2 ng/L | detected |
| Sartell MN1730036 | PFBA: 5.6 ng/L | detected |
| Sauk Centre MN1730037 | PFBA: 5.5 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
22 facilities in Stearns filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 326k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| PILGRIM'S COLD SPRINGS PROCESSING PLANT | COLD SPRING | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia | 102k lb |
| PROLIANT DAIRY INGREDIENTS | MELROSE | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 52k lb |
| ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC. | PAYNESVILLE | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 49k lb |
| CARFAIR COMPOSITES USA INC - ST. CLOUD | SAINT CLOUD | Styrene | 33k lb |
| CARSTENS INDUSTRIES FIBERGLASS MANUFACTURING | MELROSE | Styrene | 30k lb |
| GREDE LLC SAINT CLOUD | SAINT CLOUD | Manganese, Ethylene glycol | 21k lb |
| WELLS CONCRETE PRODUCTS - ALBANY | ALBANY | Styrene | 15k lb |
| NEW FLYER OF AMERICA | SAINT CLOUD | 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Manganese | 8k lb |
| KERRY INC | ALBANY | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 7k lb |
| COLDSPRING | COLD SPRING | Copper compounds, Lead compounds | 6k lb |
| POLAR TANK TRAILER | HOLDINGFORD | Chromium, Manganese | 1k lb |
| LAND O'LAKES - MELROSE | MELROSE | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1k lb |
| DCI INC | SAINT CLOUD | Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel compounds | 135 lb |
| KNIFE RIVER ST. JOSEPH READY MIX | SAINT JOSEPH | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead | 98 lb |
| LEGACY BUILDING SOLUTIONS INC | SOUTH HAVEN | Chromium, Manganese | 78 lb |
| COLUMBIA GEAR CORP | AVON | Nickel | 74 lb |
| DEZURIK INC. | SARTELL | Nickel, Chromium | 19 lb |
| PARK INDUSTRIES | SAINT CLOUD | Manganese | 5 lb |
| NOVAE LLC- MIDSOTA MFG. | AVON | - | 0 lb |
| CEMSTONE - ST. CLOUD | WAITE PARK | Lead | 0 lb |
| TCC BORGERT | SAINT JOSEPH | Lead | 0 lb |
| JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE - MELROSE EAST | MELROSE | - | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 441 tank facilities in Stearns: 408 tanks in service and 992 closed. 267 fuel releases are on record, of which 11 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Stearns 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 Stearns, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- SAINT CLOUD VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM - POLICEST. CLOUD
- SOLBERG-ENTERPRISE-HAEGELECLEARWATER
- ST. AUGUSTA SANITARY LANDFILL/ENGEN DUMPST. AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP
- WAITE PARK WELLSWAITE PARK, ST CLOUD