Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

The public comment period begins Feb. 27 and continues through April 27, 2012.

The violations were for emissions of excessive amounts of very fine dust that is unhealthy to breathe.

Today Minnesota agencies that receive Clean Water Fund dollars released their first collaborative report on the progress of clean water activities.

The report helps Minnesotans understand connections between Clean Water funds invested, actions taken, and outcomes achieved in 2010-2011.

Comments on the project will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on March 7.

For all of 2011, the MPCA completed 159 enforcement cases.

The actions stem from an investigation into operation of a spray booth at Innovative Surfaces, a Wadena company that Homecrest acquired in 2008.

The 150-day goal was part of a 2011 executive order from Gov. Dayton which later became law in the 2011 session.

A public comment period begins Feb. 6 and continues through March 7, 2012.

To become part of the public record, comments must be received in writing at the MPCA by Feb. 29.

The photos were part of a U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency project from the 1970s.

The anticipated changes would allow experienced operators to continue working while being trained to operate upgraded water supply and wastewater-treatment facilities.

The event will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Feb. 9 at the Nashwauk-Keewatin High School.

Marathon Petroleum paid the penalty under the terms of a stipulation agreement, one of the tools the MPCA uses to achieve compliance with environmental laws.

A public comment period begins Jan. 9, and continues through Feb. 8, 2012.

The public comment period begins Jan. 9, and continues through Feb. 8, 2012.

The draft 2012 list contains 2,171 impairments that require Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) “cleanup” studies.

There are many ways to reduce salt use while maintaining high safety standards.

It’s beginning to look a lot like potential problems for rural septic systems this holiday season.

Written comments need to be received by Jan. 11, 2012.

The public comment period runs through Jan. 11, 2012.

The meeting will be Dec. 14, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Perham City Hall.

Disposal of trash is up in Minnesota, and that’s a small, but good, sign that the state’s economy is growing.

The violations were discovered through on-site inspections and through analysis of monitoring data.

The cases occurred at facilities in 26 counties throughout Minnesota.