Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

MPCA to host public meeting Aug. 2 on state air permit for Great Plains Sands

Comment period begins for pollution study on 8 Pope County Lakes

MPCA Seeks Comments on Environmental Assessment of Long Prairie Swine Facility

MPCA Asks Schools to Help Reduce Stormwater Pollution

MPCA Completes 34 Enforcement Cases in Second Quarter of 2012

None of the test results indicated bacterial levels high enough to caution against human water contact. As a result, no further testing is planned.

A few minutes of heavy rain can lead to weeks of murky water.

Nico Products, Inc has made corrections, agreed to an equipment upgrade, and has paid a $10,882 civil penalty.

The MPCA is continuing to conduct water sampling in Moosehead Lake and at the river access on the Moosehorn River near the city of Sturgeon Lake.

The MPCA continues to collect water samples at Moosehead Lake and at the public river access near the city of Sturgeon Lake due to local wastewater collection system overflows caused by recent flooding.

Ozone is expected to near a level that is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.

The health advisory is in effect from noon to midnight on Monday, July 2 and Tuesday, July3.

The air pollution health advisory is due to forecasted increases in ozone pollution for the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Over the next six days the AQI forecast is: Friday–77, Saturday –84, Sunday –87, Monday –84, Tuesday – 61, and Wednesday –67.

The recent flooding in northern Minnesota overwhelmed public water utilities in dozens of communities.

The more serious of the violations was MnSCU’s failure to provide proper staff training in hazardous waste handling and emergency procedures.

Elevated ozone levels are forecast for Rochester and the Twin Cities from noon until midnight on Friday, June 29.

An air pollution health advisory remains in effect for Rochester for the same period.

Nearly 28.4 million pounds, or 86 percent of the weight of the electronic devices managed under the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act from July 2010 to June 2011 were processed by recyclers certified for their environmentally sound management practices.

Comments must be in writing and accepted by 4:30 p.m. on July 25.

Elevated levels of ozone are forecast in the Twin Cities and Rochester areas.

If you live or work in a recently flooded area and come across a ruptured petroleum or gas line or find petroleum product in a building or outdoors, notify the Minnesota Duty Officer.

Lack of sufficient erosion and sediment control structures allowed sediment-laden stormwater to enter the Rum River.

The initial survey on wetland quality showed that the plant communities in nearly half of the wetlands were in poor condition, while the macroinvertebrate populations such as insects, leeches, and snails, fared much better.

Since a recent news story went out about a man selling mercury on Craigslist, the MPCA and county hazardous waste collection centers have fielded dozens of calls from people wanting to turn in the silvery metal.