Water-related fact sheets
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Permit-related
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Permitting Strategy for Addressing Mercury in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Permits (wq-wwprm1-16) This fact sheet provides guidance for major facilities with mercury-monitoring requirements either included or proposed for inclusion in their NPDES/SDS water-quality permits. - Environmental Management at Aggregate Operations (wq-wwprm3-01) Summary of pollution prevention opportunities and MPCA permitting requirements for aggregate operations. Some general information about permit programs administered by other agencies also is provided.
- Facts About Sewage Bypass (bypassf1) A brief overview of the problems, causes, environmental impacts and prevention options associated with sewage overflows.
- Guidelines for wastewater-treatment facilities during a flood (wq-wwtp7-01) This fact sheet provides guidance for WWTF operators in preparing for potential floods and working to recover operation after a flood.
- Completing an NPDES/SDS Feedlot Permit Application (wq-f3-06) Instructions to assist in the preparation of an application for an animal feedlot or manure storage area which requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)/State Disposal System (SDS) permit.
- NPDES/SDS Permits - Permitting Process for Surface-water Dischargers (wq-wwprm1-02) This fact sheet specifically discusses permitting for domestic-strength wastewater discharged into surface waters.
- Permit Application Requirements for Manure Composting Facilities (feedlot14)
- Water-quality Permit Requirements for Wastewater Discharges to Ground Surface and Subsurface (wq-wwprm1-01) This fact sheet explains permitting for ground-surface and subsurface water discharges of wastewater.
- Water quality permitting for gravel mining and hot mix asphalt operations (asphalt) Explains the general water-quality permit that covers certain activities at gravel mining, stone quarrying and hot mix asphalt operations.
Financial assistance
- State Revolving Loan Program for Wastewater or Storm-water Facilities (mosrffac) Information on how to receive low-interest loans through the state Revolving Loan Program for wastewater treatment projects.
- Overview of the Clean Water Partnership Program (wq-cwp1-09) Overview of the Clean Water Partnership Program
- MPCA Financial Assistance Programs Addressing Non-Point Source Water Pollution (p-f2-40) MPCA administers three important financial assistance programs for watershed management of non-point source water pollution: the Clean Water Partnership grant and loan programs, and the federal Clean Water Act Section 319 program.
Technical assistance
- Fugitive Dust-Control Surface Treatments at Industrial Facilities: Water-Quality Considerations (aq1-15) Outlines some of the water-quality issues to consider when using surface treatments to minimize fugitive dust.
- Closure and Abandonment of Manure Storage Structures (feedlot23) Closure and Abandonment of Manure Storage Structures
- Facts About Compliance Assistance (7-01) Facts About Compliance Assistance
- Geomembranes as a Liner for Manure Storage Structures (feedlot34) Geomembranes as a Liner for Manure Storage Structures
- Unpermitted Earthen Basins (feedlot36) Unpermitted Earthen Basins
Basins and watersheds
Sanitary districts
- Facts About the MPCA Sanitary Districts Program: Sanitary Districts program (wq-wwtp3-05)
Facts About the MPCA Sanitary Districts Program
- Checklist for a Complete Petition (wq-wwtp3-01) Checklist for a Complete Petition
- Creation of a Sanitary District Under the Provisions of Minn. Stat. 115.18 to 115.21 (wq-wwtp3-02) Creation of a Sanitary District Under the Provisions of Minn. Stat. 115.18 to 115.21
- Frequently Asked Questions about the Formation of Sanitary Districts Under Minn. Stat. 115.18 to 115.37 (wq-wwtp3-03) Frequently Asked Questions about the Formation of Sanitary Districts Under Minn. Stat. 115.18 to 115.37
- Regional Wastewater Treatment: Sanitary Districts and Cooperative Agreements (wq-wwtp3-04) Regional Wastewater Treatment: Sanitary Districts and Cooperative Agreements
Stormwater
See resources from the MPCA's stormwater programs: Construction, industrial, and municipal.
Legal issues
- Citizen Environmental Lawsuits (feedlot37)
Program information
- Citizens' Guide to Monitoring of Surface Waters (wq-s1-01) Citizens' Guide to Monitoring of Surface Waters
- General Feedlot Program Information (feedlot33)
- Nitrates in Minnesota's Ground Water (fsgwnitr) fact sheet on nitrates in Minnesota's ground water
- Peat Operations and Environmental Protection (peat)
- Overview of Underground Disposal Control Program (8-01) Overview of Underground Disposal Control Program
- Disposal of Industrial Wastewater and Alternatives (8-02) Disposal of Industrial Wastewater and Alternatives
- Holding Tanks for Liquid Wastes (8-03) Holding Tanks for Liquid Wastes
- Car Wash and Vehicle Maintenance Facilities (8-04) Car Wash and Vehicle Maintenance Facilities
- Swimming Pool and Hot Tub Water Discharges Best Management Practices (wq-wwprm2-03)
