Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Due to a high level of interest, the public comment period has been extended to May 29, 2012.

As funded by the Clean Water Partnership program, agency partners across Minnesota will receive money to investigate pollutants in lakes and rivers as well as to take action to protect waters from those pollutants.

Cosmetics containing hazardous levels of mercury that were marketed as skin-lightening preparations to ethnic communities are no longer available at Twin Cities retailers.

Staff from the MPCA will be on hand to present information and take questions about the C-&-D demolition landfill, which has received a Class II permit to accept additional wastes.

Low-interest loans can help Minnesota long-haul truckers save money and reduce pollution on overnight rest stops.

The MPCA is unable to comment further on this matter until it has received further direction from the courts.

The special board meeting will be held on Monday, March 26, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Comments must be in writing and will be accepted by the MPCA until 4:30 p.m. on April 18, 2012.

Volunteers collect valuable information that is the first step in protecting lakes and streams throughout the state.

Rochester area residents are invited to join MPCA Commissioner Paul Aasen for coffee and questions Tuesday, March 20.

The MPCA plans to host events recognizing stakeholders and advisers who have participated in the development of two major water-quality projects for the South Metro Mississippi and Minnesota rivers

Applications for the advisory committee will be taken from March 5 through April 16, 2012.

The MPCA says that Eagan-based Jet-Black International will voluntarily phase out coal-tar-based pavement sealers late this winter.

The public is invited to comment on the report through April 27.

With oversight by the MPCA, Ashland Incorporated has cleaned up the former Northwest Refinery site in New Brighton.

The public comment period begins Feb. 27 and continues through April 27, 2012.

The violations were for emissions of excessive amounts of very fine dust that is unhealthy to breathe.

Today Minnesota agencies that receive Clean Water Fund dollars released their first collaborative report on the progress of clean water activities.

The report helps Minnesotans understand connections between Clean Water funds invested, actions taken, and outcomes achieved in 2010-2011.

Comments on the project will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on March 7.

For all of 2011, the MPCA completed 159 enforcement cases.

The actions stem from an investigation into operation of a spray booth at Innovative Surfaces, a Wadena company that Homecrest acquired in 2008.

The 150-day goal was part of a 2011 executive order from Gov. Dayton which later became law in the 2011 session.

A public comment period begins Feb. 6 and continues through March 7, 2012.

To become part of the public record, comments must be received in writing at the MPCA by Feb. 29.