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Training resources for feedlot officers in Minnesota.
MPCA rules govern the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and land application of animal manure and other livestock operation wastes.
The MPCA is proposing to amend Minnesota Rules governing animal feedlots.
Nearly all feedlot owners are required to register with the state and update their registration information every four years, unless they have applied for a permit recently. This page includes information about how to register.
The MPCA regulates most aspects of livestock management including the location, design, construction, operation, and management of feedlots and manure-handling facilities.
In most of Minnesota’s livestock-dense counties, feedlot oversight is a cooperative effort between the MPCA and county government.
Find out whether your feedlot needs to register, to get an environmental review, or apply for a permit.
Information for larger feedlot owners on the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State Disposal System (SDS) permits for construction and operation permits in Minnesota.
We offer various levels of training on a variety of topics including salt application, wastewater operator training and hazardous waste.
Construction and interim feedlot permit forms
MPCA's environmental review process for feedlots operates according to the rules of the Environmental Quality Board.
Image Whenever feedlot construction or expansion is proposed, the MPCA or delegated county feedlot officer must be notified, even if a permit is not…
Proposed changes to permits that regulate the state’s largest animal feedlots target nitrate pollution statewide.
In Minnesota, wastewater treatment operators must be certified to ensure that facilities meet operational requirements.
Smart Salting is a suite of techniques that minimize the environmental and economic impacts of chloride while still meeting public needs.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today took another step forward in addressing nitrate pollution statewide by issuing updated water permits for about 1,000 large feedlot operations. These permits take effect when the current ones expire.
MPCA is opening the rule that regulates about 17,000 animal feedlots.
The MPCA fined Caledonia feedlot owner Mike Ingvalson $10,000 for multiple violations related to improper manure application and discharges as well as an unpermitted building.
The MPCA's chloride reduction program assists communities and organizations across Minnesota in identifying sources of chloride.
This training program focuses on the implementation of best management practices for lawn/turf care maintenance.