After years of community complaints, and enduring a nauseating stench MPCA installed Hydrogen Sulfide monitors at the Birds Eye / Conagra waste lagoon. After a brief period of monitoring hydrogen sulfide levels exceeding legal limits were detected “more than 2500 times”. Conagra has been fined $1,250,000 for polluting Waseca, MN over 2500 times. How much more than 2500 times? This …
New Birds Eye facility opens in Waseca
View the news here and here. Lagoon odors remain. File complaints with the MPCA if you are affected by Bird’s Eye / ConAgra’s waste. Click here to file complaint with MPCA (no account required) The old Bird’s Eye plant is left abandoned and decaying in Waseca. In addition to opening a new plant, Bird’s Eye / ConAgra is cutting jobs. …
File Complaints with the MPCA if You are Noticing Pollution from Bird’s Eye
If you are noticing pollution from Bird’s Eye’s waste lagoons or spray fields one thing you can do is file a complaint with the MPCA. Here is a link to the MPCA’s citizen complaint form. Click here to file a complaint with the MPCA Bird’s Eye Waseca’s contact information: Bird’s Eye 400 4th St SW, Waseca, MN 56093 Phone: (507) …
Birds Eye Foods Fined for Seven Unauthorized Wastewater Releases
It only costs $5,064 to pollute the city of Waseca, Minnesota. What a great deal for multinational multibillion dollar corporation Birds Eye ConAgra. 2/6/2020 Birds Eye Foods LLC Waseca Industrial wastewater: Seven unauthorized wastewater releases between 2014 and 2017. Failed to collect and document required samples, regularly train staff on stormwater management, and conduct required facility inspections. $5,064 Source: https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2020/07/30/news/mpca-closes-118-enforcement-cases-in-first-half-of-2020/91079.html
What is in Birds Eyes’ “Waste Water”?
According to the MPCA here is a list of some of the contents of Birds Eye’s “Waste Water”. It’s hard to tell how often these chemicals are used. But it appears when they are used the air quality drops significantly. Are they leaching into the groundwater too? Should Birds Eye be required to notify citizens when they are using these …
Waseca approves letter of intent for new Birds Eye plant
Source: https://www.southernminn.com/waseca_county_news/news/article_ba9f31da-507d-577d-960f-fd9746d61662.html Published: Jul 22, 2020 Updated Jul 22, 2020 NICK GERHARDT nick.gerhardt@apgsomn.com 6-7 minutes The Waseca City Council held a special meeting Monday to discuss a non-binding letter of intent from Conagra, the parent company of Birds Eye Foods, to build a new facility south of the former Quad Graphics building. The council met in conjunction with the Waseca …
Waseca council approves annexation of 120 acres for possible Birds Eye expansion
Published: July 15, 2020 Source: https://www.southernminn.com/waseca_county_news/news/article_12072bec-cc2b-51c2-92d9-c8443992ec0e.html The Waseca City Council voted last week to approve the annexation of 120 acres from St. Mary Township to provide Conagra the possibility to expand. The land backs up to the former Quad Graphics facility and extends south toward the wastewater treatment plant. Conagra, which is the parent company of Birds Eye Foods, may …
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Stop the Smell From Birdseye Foods in Waseca, MN
See the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/conagra-brands-stop-the-smell-from-birdseye-foods-in-waseca-mn This petition was created to show Birdseye Foods/Conagra Brands that the people of Waseca are not okay with the horrible odor coming from their wastewater treatment facility located just south of the city. I own a home and work in Waseca. The smell forces me and my family to keep our windows shut and stay …
Neighbors say Darien still smells; Bird’s Eye says eliminating odor “requires time”
Source: https://cbs58.com/news/neighbors-say-darien-still-smells-birds-eye-says-eliminating-odor-requires-time DARIEN, Wis. (CBS 58) — There’s still an odor in Darien according to some neighbors. They say the stench smells like spoiled milk, and makes you lose your appetite. CBS 58 has reported on the problem for over a year. A couple months ago, the food manufacturing facility responsible for that stink said they were doing something about …