ATTORNEY GENERAL Environmental Protection Division. An Inventory of Its Stipulation Agreement Files

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1 MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Minnesota State Archives ATTORNEY GENERAL Environmental Protection Division An Inventory of Its Stipulation Agreement Files OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS Agency: Minnesota. Attorney General. Series Title: Stipulation agreement files, Dates: Quantity: 1.25 cu. ft. (2 boxes). Location: See Detailed Description section for box locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS Correspondence, legal instruments, and related materials, documenting stipulation agreements that concerned resolving alleged hazardous waste violations and assuring compliance with the laws and rules concerning the management of hazardous waste. A stipulation agreement is an agreement between parties regarding an aspect of a legal proceeding. The actual agreements found in these files occurred between 1984 and 1991 and involved both private companies and local, municipal, and state government bodies. INDEX TERMS These records are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings. Topics: Enforcing. Environmental protection--minnesota. Hazardous wastes--law and legislation--minnesota. Hazardous wastes--minnesota--management.

2 ATTORNEY GENERAL. p. 2 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation: [Indicate the cited item and folder title here]. Minnesota. Attorney General. Minnesota Historical Society. State Archives. See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples. Accession Information: Accession number(s): Processing Information: Processed by: Benjamin Bloom, December 2001 PALS ID No.:

3 ATTORNEY GENERAL. p. 3 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below. Each file consists of one folder unless specified otherwise. Location 126.E.7.2F 1 Ag-Chem Equipment Co.: Stipulation agreement occurred in Correspondence, March-April ARCTCO Incorporated: Stipulation agreement occurred in Correspondence, August August Beardsley (city): Correspondence, July March Bellaire Transfer Station: Stipulation agreement occurred in Correspondence and stipulation agreement, September May Permit, June March Brandon Tire Dump: Correspondence and stipulation agreement, October July Burlington Northern Railroad Company: Stipulation agreement occurred in Correspondence and stipulation agreement, September July Consolidated Container Corporation: Correspondence and stipulation agreement, August March Crenlo, Inc.: Stipulation agreement and complaint (V-W-88- R-021, V-W-88- R-022. EPA I.D. No: MND ) occurred in Correspondence, complaint, and stipulation agreement, February June Curtis Electronics: Stipulation agreement occurred in Correspondence and stipulation agreement, April August 1988.

4 Location 126.E.7.2F 1 Electrolabs, Incorporated: Stipulation agreement occurred in ATTORNEY GENERAL. p. 4 Correspondence and stipulation agreement, October May Eveleth Taconite Company and Eveleth Expansion Company: Correspondence and stipulation agreement, March-August Ford Motor Company: Stipulation agreement occurred in The Ford Motor Company s Truck Manufacturing Plant in St. Paul was deemed responsible and fined for three spill incidents of hazardous waste into the Mississippi River that occurred in July, August, and September Correspondence, stipulation agreement, and newspaper clippings, August August FSI International: Stipulation agreement, February-March Koch Refinery: Stipulation agreement occurred in The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Koch Refinery, located in Rosemount, Minnesota, created a stipulation agreement in 1987 designed to resolve three issues between the MPCA and Koch: past non-compliance with hazardous waste rules; clarification of the terms and mechanics of a ground water monitoring program; and a schedule for the exchange of information relative to permit issuance. Correspondence, July November folders. Final Negotiations and Appendix Attachments, Notice of Violation, March 1, 1985 and March 20, Stipulation agreement and Request for Stipulation Agreement Approval, Koochiching County Sanitary Landfill: Stipulation agreement occurred in Correspondence, August April Request to Show Cause, October Stipulation agreement, April 26, 1984.

5 Location 126.E.7.2F 1 Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc.: ATTORNEY GENERAL. p. 5 The stipulation agreement attempted to resolve alleged violations of hazardous waste rules by Lake Region Manufacturing, located in Chaska. The agreement required the company to pay a monetary penalty of $33,000 to the Environmental Response, Compensation and Compliance fund for the alleged noncompliance. Correspondence and stipulation agreement, May-December Larson Boats: Proposed stipulation agreement, District Court, County of Morrison, Administrative search warrant, February Board items, February Correspondence, February April Litchfield Precision: Correspondence and stipulation agreement, May-November Mankato Tire Dump: Stipulation agreement occurred in Board items, July February Consent Order, November Correspondence, June April McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing: Stipulation agreement and notice of violation occurred in June Correspondence and stipulation agreement, March August E.7.3B 2 Medical Incorporated: Stipulation agreement occurred in February Correspondence and stipulation agreement, March Minnesota Valley Testing: Proceedings, February October 1989 Pilquist Tire Dump, Washington County: Correspondence and stipulation agreement, March February Schloff Chemical and Supply Company: Stipulation agreement occurred in Correspondence and stipulation agreement, July March 1989.

6 Location 126.E.7.3B 2 St. Olaf Hospital: Proposed stipulation agreement occurred in ATTORNEY GENERAL. p. 6 Correspondence and proposed stipulation agreement, April June Wolkerstorfer Company, Inc.: Correspondence, June March Woods Goods Galore: Stipulation agreement occurred in Correspondence, December July [0.75 cu. ft. empty]