One Stop Environmental Program
The MPCA One Stop Program was created in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development in 2004 to help businesses navigate through the various environmental regulations they may face in the expansion or creation of their business. The goal is to make regulatory compliance a smoother, friendlier, more efficient experience for Minnesota businesses.
Through the One Stop Program staff provides coordinated information on regulatory requirements. In its first 18 months, MPCA assisted 30 businesses, ranging from ethanol plants and wood cabinet manufacturers to large corporate R&D campuses. What all of these businesses have in common is the need to process their environmental permits and worksheets as rapidly as possible.
Recently, the One Stop Program was split into the following two distinct phases:
- Design Phase: assistance during the design of a project in an effort to minimize the environmental impact of the project.
- Application Phase: assistance during the application for environmental permits and approvals in an effort to make the permitting process smooth and efficient.
Program Staff
One Stop staff have multimedia expertise and separate focus areas tailored to your needs.
- Design Phase: Andy Ronchak at andrew.ronchak@state.mn.us
- Application Phase and general inquiries: Rocky Sisk at 651-757-2173 or rocky.sisk@state.mn.us
What's new at One Stop
- 2/09: Winter 2009 Small Business Enterprise
- 2/09: MPCA Small Business Environmental Program Web site update
- 12/08:
New One-Stop Postcard
Feature Story: Medtronic eliminates need for major air permit lowering emissions, saving money
Medtronic is a medical device manufacturing business that is headquartered in Minnesota. Medtronic policy requires integration of an Environmental Evaluation Plan into all product design. This evaluation plan includes an assessment on waste generation, air emissions, wastewater, packaging, and product disposition. This environmental approach extends into facility and building design.
Several years ago Medtronic was designing a new campus research facility just north of Minneapolis. Per a more traditional design, they were going to install a large central boiler for back-up air management within their newly proposed 820,000 sq. ft. facility. It would have required an option C or D air permit, at a minimum, as well as additional Environmental Review obligations. Read the full story.
