MPCA Legislative Reports
Each year, the MPCA submits reports to the Legislature. Check this page regularly for new issues and agency recommendations as the legislative session progresses.
2013
2013 Legislative Reports
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Rule Docket and Record (lr-mmrule-1sy13) (70 MB) - Comprehensive Report on MPCA Rules (lr-mmrule-2sy13)
2012
2012 Legislative Reports
- Metropolitan Landfill Contingency Action Trust (MLCAT) Account (lrc-clf-2sy12)
- Closed Landfill Program Report (lrc-gen-5sy12)
- CAP Grant/Loan Termination of Obligations (lrp-f-2sy12)
- Environmental Permitting — MPCA’s Semiannual Permitting Efficiency Report, August 2012 (lrp-gen-11sy12)
- Metropolitan Waste Disposal Restrictions Report (lrw-sw-4sy12)
- Superfund Program Annual Legislative Report for Fiscal Year 2011 (lrc-s-1sy12)
- Annual Pollution Report to the Legislature (2012) (lrp-ear-2sy12)
- Environmental Permitting — MPCA’s Semiannual Permitting Efficiency Report (lrp-gen-10sy12)
- Beneficial Use of Wastewater and Stormwater — Capital Grants for Demonstration Projects (lrwq-wwtp-3sy12)
- 2011 Annual Tracking Report for New Wastewater Facilities (lrwq-wwtp-1sy12)
- Annual Greenhouse Gas Legislative Proposal Report (lraq-2sy12)
- Clean Water Fund Expenditure Report (lrp-f-1sy12)
- Future Wastewater Infrastructure Needs and Capital Costs (lrwq-wwtp-2sy12)
- Future Wastewater Infrastructure Needs and Capital Costs Report — Appendices (lrwq-wwtp-2asy12)
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- 2012 Pollution Prevention Evaluation Report (lrp-p2s-2sy12)
- Annual Report on Obsolete, Unnecessary or Duplicative Rules (lrp-gen-5sy12)
2011
2011 Legislative Reports
- 2011 Solid Waste Policy Report (lrw-sw-1sy11)
- Report on 2010 SCORE Programs (lrp-p2s-3sy11)
- 2011 Evaluation Report on the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act (lrw-hw-1sy11)
- Minnesota Closed Landfill Program Report — 2011 (lrc-clf-1sy11)
- Status of Wild Rice Rulemaking and Research Implementation (lrwq-s-3sy11)
- Metropolitan Landfill Contingency Action Trust (MLCAT) Account (lrc-clf-2sy11)
Annual Report on Obsolete, Unnecessary, or Duplicative Rules, 2011 (lrp-gen-5sy11)- Status of Minnesota's Toxics in Packaging Program (lrp-p2s-1sy011)
- Environmental Permitting — MPCA’s Semiannual Permitting Efficiency Report (lrp-gen-10sy11)
- Activities of the Midwest Interstate Low Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission (lrw-sw-3sy11)
- Air Quality in Minnesota
- Annual Legislative Proposal Report on Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions and Biennial Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Report
- Annual Pollution Report (lrp-ear-2sy11)
- Annual Tracking Report for New Wastewater Facilities (lrwq-wwtp-1sy11)
- Beneficial Use of Wastewater: Capital Grants for Demonstration Projects (lrwq-wwtp-3sy11)
- Minimal Impact Design Standards Partnership (lrp-gen-9sy11)
- Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Inventory Report and Program (lrwq-wwists-1sy11)
- Superfund Report (lrc-s-1sy11)
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Monitoring Study (lrp-ei-1sy11)
- FY2011 Legislative Report on Environmental Assessment Worksheets (lrp-ear4sys11)
- CAP Grant/Loan Termination of Obligations Report [lrp-f-2sy11]
2010
2010 Legislative Reports
- 2010 Evaluation Report on the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act (lrw-hw-1sy10)
- 2010 Legislative Report on Environmental Assessment Worksheets (lrp-ear-4sy10)
- 2010 Pollution Prevention Evaluation Report (lrp-p2s-2sy10)
- Annual Pollution Report (lrp-ear-2sy10)
- Annual Report on Obsolete, Unnecessary, or Duplicative Rules, 2010 (lrp-gen-5sy10)
- Beneficial Use of Wastewater: Capital Grants for Demonstration Projects (lrwq-wwtp-3sy10)
CAP Grant/Loan Termination of Obligations Report (lrp-f-2sy10)- Citizen Monitoring of Surface Water Quality (lrwq-s-1sy11)
- Closed Landfill Program Report (lrc-clf-1sy10)
- Compliance and Enforcement Measures Annual Report (lrp-gen-4sy10)
- Environmental Review Streamlining Report (lrp-ear-3sy10)
- Environmental Review Streamlining Report Attachments 1 - 8 (lrp-ear-3sy10-attach)
- Future Wastewater Infrastructure Needs and Capital Costs (lrwq-wwtp-2sy10)
- Groundwater Protection Spending Proposal (lrwq-gw-1sy10)
- Long-Range Plans Relative to Air, Land and Water Pollution (lrwq-iw-1sy10)
- Metropolitan Landfill Contingency Action Trust Report (MLCAT) (lrc-clf-2sy10)
- Minnesota Toxic Free Kids Act of 2009 (lrg-gen-7sy10)
- New Wastewater Facilities (lrwq-wwtp-1sy10)
- Option to Reduce and Phase-out Priority Chemicals in Children’s Products and Promote Green Chemistry (lrp-gen-9sy10)
- Stakeholder Comments (lrp-gen-9asy10)
- Stakeholder Comments (lrp-gen-9bsy10)
- Preliminary Progress Report on Monitoring for Endocrine Disrupting Compounds near Wastewater Treatment Plants (lrp-ei-3sy10)
- Rules to Prohibit Disposal of Solid Waste Based on Site Sensitivity to Groundwater Contamination (FASIT) (lrw-sw-4sy10)
- Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Status Report (lrwq-wwists-1sy10)
- TMDL Database Development Outcomes Report (lrwq-tmdl-2sy10)
- Use of the Remediation Fund for Emergency Response, Superfund, and Voluntary Cleanup Activities Report (lrc-s-1sy10)
2009
2009 Legislative Reports
- 2009 Solid Waste Policy Report
- Activities of the Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission
- Air Quality in Minnesota: Emerging Trends
- Annual Pollution Report
- Annual Report on Obsolete, Unnecessary or Duplicative Rules, 2009
- Annual Tracking Report for New Wastewater Facilities
- CAP Grant/Loan Termination of Obligations
- Citizen Monitoring of Surface Water Quality Report
- Civic Engagement in Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development
- Closed Landfill Program Legislative Report
- Effectiveness of Enforcement Actions
- Emissions and Control Costs of High Global Warming Potential Gases
- Future Funding Needs for the Closed Landfill Program and Superfund MERLA
- Progress in Addressing Climate Change (2009)
Biennial Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Report (Prepared by the Minnesota Department of Commerce and MPCA) - Green Star Award Expansion
- Management of Industrial Solid Waste and Construction and Demolition Debris in Land Disposal Facilities
- Metropolitan Landfill Contingency Action Trust (MLCAT) Account 2009
- Minnesota Superfund Report
- Product Stewardship Recommendations Report
- Status of Minnesota’s Toxics in Packaging Program
