Pollution Spills Program

Marilyn Danks, Program Coordinator
marilyn.danks@state.mn.us
500 Lafayette Road, Box 25
St Paul, MN 55155
tel. (651) 259-5087
fax (651) 297-7483

Reports of fish and wildlife kills are investigated and the cause is determined when possible. Forensic determinations are made by the Ecological Resources' Pathology Lab, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) Laboratory, the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostics Lab, or the USFWS labs at LaCrosse or Madison, Wisconsin. When the cause is a pollution incident and a responsible party is identified, restitution is sought for the value of the fish or wildlife killed. The MPCA or MDA may also be involved when industry or agribusiness are the responsible parties.