American Crystal Sugar fined for air quality violations [Video]

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (Valley News Live) – The American Crystal Sugar Company facility in East Grand Forks is being fined for several air quality conditions.

According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency enforcement investigation, the company released more hydrogen sulfide and particulate matter than allowed. The violations happened between 2020 and 2022.

A press release was sent out on Tuesday, with the company records of the confirmed violations:

• Failing to properly operate multiple pieces of pollution control equipment and dust control systems in 2020 and failing to identify corrective actions in 2022.
• Failing to continuously operate air monitoring equipment for up to 40% of the required time during the second half of 2020.
• A performance stack test failure in February 2022 for emissions of particulate matter (PM) by 110% of the permitted limit, small particulate matter (PM10) by nearly 4%, and filterable particulate matter (FPM) by 99% of the …