In annual report to Renville County, the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative outlined the costly challenges it faced meeting environmental compliance goals in 2021.
In annual report to Renville County, the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative outlined the costly challenges it faced meeting environmental compliance goals in 2021.
Downstream landowners opposed a request by the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative to extend its wastewater discharge period by an extra month into April. A compromise agreement will allow it do so, but it must stop the discharges if waters reach agreed-upon trigger levels.
The Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative is asking Renville County to extend the period it can discharge into County Ditch 45 to include April. Downstream landowners remain opposed to any April discharges.