Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Funding from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment is starting to flow to local water quality projects. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) uses a portion of the Clean Water Fund for grants to cities, counties, watershed groups and others to work on water quality problems.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will hold a public information meeting regarding the Superfund site on Central Avenue in Long Prairie at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at Long Prairie City Hall, 615 Lake St. S., Long Prairie.

Minnesotans who resolve to be more green in the New Year can get a jump start by removing their name from junk mail lists. According to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Americans throw away some 5.8 million tons of unsolicited mail in a typical year.

 

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Virginia Public Utilities Commission recently reached an agreement resolving the utility's alleged failure to follow state air and water quality permits' requirements at its Virginia, Minn., facility. As a result, the VPUC will pay a $60,000 penalty, fulfill all stipulated compliance requirements and apply for new permits by the required deadlines.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Surfside Development LLC of Tofte, Minn., reached an agreement that resolved the company's alleged failure to obtain and follow the environmental permit requirements related to its Tofte development project. As a result, the company will pay a $14,250 penalty and has already performed other requirements to limit erosion at the site.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air pollution health alert for the Twin Cities, Duluth, Rochester and St. Cloud through midday Thursday, January 14th. Air Quality Index values (AQI) in the Twin Cities and St. Cloud are above 101, the level at which air quality is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.