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Environmental rules and regulations are essential tools used to protect Minnesota’s environment, setting standards for environmental quality and limits on pollutants that can be discharged from facilities. The MPCA helps protect our environment by writing and enforcing these rules and regulations.
Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.
Permitted waste facilities, waste utilization projects, and waste haulers in Minnesota must submit regular reports to the MPCA.
MPCA wastewater staff assigned by county.
Guidance for small businesses on reporting air emissions.
Minnesota has enacted laws to end avoidable uses of PFAS in Minnesota by 2032.
The MPCA completed 75 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2024.
Permits for wastewater treatment require monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting of discharge monitoring results
The MPCA closed 118 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2023.
MPCA completed 100 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2024
The MPCA completed 68 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, hazardous waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2025.
The MPCA completed 78 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2025, for a total of 146 for the year.
As part of the PFAS pollution prevention law called Amara’s Law, manufacturers are required to report intentionally added PFAS in products sold in Minnesota and pay a fee. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has extended the reporting due date to Sept. 15, 2026.
Permitted waste facilities, waste projects, and waste haulers in Minnesota must submit regular reports to the MPCA.
Local governments with SSTS programs submit information to the MPCA each year on SSTS permitting and compliance trends for the previous calendar year. The information helps the agency with long-range planning efforts.
The amount of hazardous waste you generate will dictate your waste generator status.
PFAS are persistent and problematic chemicals that are found throughout the environment and not just in areas where large quantities have been manufactured, disposed of, or spilled. PFAS are…
The Air We Breathe report looks at public health and air quality data to gauge how air pollution is affecting our health in Minnesota.
Completed rulemaking for changes to reporting requirements for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
New rules establish a program for the MPCA to collect information about products containing intentionally added PFAS and establish fees to be paid upon submission of required reporting.