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Underground storage tanks & leak sites in Becker County, MN
Every figure below is from EPA UST Finder — the EPA-compiled national registry of state-reported underground storage tanks — county aggregates as published by EPA.
158registered tank facilities
86open tanks
410closed tanks
88leak incidents on record
5cleanups still open
5 leak cleanups in
Becker County are still open — the state has not closed the case.
An open cleanup near a property you're buying or lending on is a findable, checkable fact: it appears in a
per-address screen with distance and the registry record.
Largest registered facilities
By open-tank count, from the facility-level registry. Every fact is attributed to the EPA record (linked ID); something wrong — use the correction path in the footer and we'll fix or remove it promptly.
| Facility | City | Open / closed tanks | Status | EPA record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M & W Foods,Inc. | Ogema | 2 / 0 | Open UST(s) | WE5040 |
| M & W Service of White Earth Inc | Ogema | 2 / 0 | Open UST(s) | WE5044 |
| Chiefs Corner Store | Ponsford | 2 / 0 | Open UST(s) | WE5045 |
| On the Go | Callaway | 1 / 6 | Open UST(s) | WE5020 |
| Becker County Tax Forfeit | Ogema | 0 / 6 | Closed UST(s) | WE5039 |
| Tungesvick Standard | Callaway | 0 / 5 | Open UST(s) | WE5007 |
| M & W Service Center | Ogema | 0 / 3 | Closed UST(s) | WE5036 |
| Strawberry Lake Store | Ogema | 0 / 2 | Open UST(s) | WE5009 |
Open leak cleanups — most recently reported
| Site | City | Reported | Substance | EPA record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormorant Store | Pelican Rapids | 2012-07-24 | — | MNLS0018836 |
| Chief's Place | White Earth | 2011-11-14 | — | MNLS0019343 |
| Chiefs Place ( Former "White Earth Grocery", "Thunderbird Express", "Warren's Store") | White Earth | 2011-11-14 | Unknown Petroleum | R5-0340 |
| Macs Inn | Detroit Lakes | 1999-09-18 | — | MNLS0012970 |
| Four Corners | Detroit Lakes | 1998-10-27 | — | MNLS0012009 |
What this means if you're buying or lending here
- "Closed" ≠ clean. A closed tank was taken out of service per the registry — many were closed without soil testing, especially before the late 1990s.
- The registry is incomplete by design. Tanks removed before 1986 and most residential heating-oil tanks were never registered. A county with 158 registered facilities has an unknown number of unregistered ones.
- Open cleanups are the headline. 5 cases in this county are still open; contamination may still be under investigation or remediation — distance from a specific parcel is what matters, and that's a per-address question.
Screen a specific property
This page covers the county. A purchase or loan decision needs the registry around one address: registered tanks at the parcel, every facility within 500 and 1,500 ft, leak cleanups with status and distance — each line cited to the official record.
Screen an address — $49 How it worksThis is a screen of EPA-registered tank and leak records, not an environmental site assessment. State registries are incomplete by design: tanks removed before 1986 and most residential heating-oil tanks were never registered, so a clean screen cannot prove the absence of a tank. "Closed" means a tank was taken out of service per the registry — it does not certify that no contamination remains.
source: EPA UST Finder EPA data vintage 2024-12-04 computed 2026-06-12