Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Following a presentation by Edmondson at the Windom school in Minneapolis, approximately 100 sixth, seventh and eight graders will photograph and explore nature and interact with environmental professionals.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency encourages anglers to start the summer right by switching to lead-free fishing tackle for the Minnesota fishing opener. Lead is a toxic metal that has adverse effects on the nervous and reproductive systems of mammals and birds.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet on proposed improvements to the wastewater treatment facility in Howard Lake. People are invited to comment on this EAW until June 5, 2007.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for a proposed swine facility about eight miles north of Clara City in Chippewa County. The EAW, which describes potential impacts on land use, water quality and air quality, is open for public review and comment through June 6, 2007.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for a proposed sanitary sewer project that will extend from the current Willmar wastewater treatment plant to 19th Avenue Southeast. The EAW, which describes potential impacts on land use, water quality and air quality, is open for public review and comment through June 5, 2007.

A public comment period begins May 14 and continues through June 15 on a report addressing water pollution in Pipestone Creek. The report, known as a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) study, addresses pollution caused by fecal coliform bacteria and turbidity. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has placed three sections of Pipestone Creek on the state's impaired waters list for exceeding those water quality standards.

Beauty is pain, some say, but it should not be at the expense of the earth. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) offers several tips on green gardening - from planting a rain garden to growing a healthy lawn, free of toxic chemicals.

Aircraft Service International Inc. (ASIG) has agreed to pay a $30,000 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and to donate $10,000 to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for environmental improvements at Fort Snelling State Park for allegedly failing to take reasonable steps which would have prevented three spills of jet fuel from occurring at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Property developer Sienna Corporation has agreed to pay a $37,500 penalty to resolve alleged violations of stormwater regulations at its "Hunter's Crest" residential development in Minnetrista, Minn. In addition to paying the civil penalty, Sienna Corporation has agreed to repair environmental damages on the 48-acre site.

A public meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 10 at the Pomme de Terre Park in Morris about a report on fecal coliform bacteria pollution in the lower portion of the Pomme de Terre River. Bayerl Water Resources and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will present information leading to the development of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) report.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet on the proposed Flagstaff Avenue Sewer Project in Farmington. Public comment on the EAW will be accepted between April 23 and May 22, 2007.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the proposed Highwater Ethanol plant near Lamberton. The EAW, which describes potential impacts on land use, water use, water quality and air quality, is open for public review and comment April 23 through May 23, 2007.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency encourages you to celebrate Earth Day on April 22 by committing to a new earth-friendly action.

Based on recently completed analysis of fish sampling by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the Minnesota Department of Health today issued new advisories on consumption of fish caught in Lake Calhoun and in parts of the Mississippi River due to the presence of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs). (See MDH press release at www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/fish041607.html.)

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for proposed swine facility northeast of Madison in Section 13 of Cerro Gordo Township, Lac qui Parle County. The EAW, which describes potential impacts on land use, water quality and air quality, is open for public review and comment through May 9, 2007.

Do you live on a lake? Own a boat or visit lakes in the summer? If so, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Citizen Lake-Monitoring Program (CLMP) is looking for you.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) seeks comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) and a draft air emissions permit prepared for Bushmills Ethanol plant near Atwater.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) seeks public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the proposed construction of two large asphalt cement storage tanks in Marshall. The EAW, which describes potential impacts on land use, water quality and air quality, is open for public review and comment April 9, 2007 through May 9, 2007.

With the worldwide green-business market now at $600 billion and climbing, it's clear that being green isn't a fad - it's a way of life and it's here to stay.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a first-in-the-nation statewide pollutant-loading, or Total Maximum Daily Load, study for mercury that the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency proposed last year. The TMDL study includes goals that the MPCA has set to reduce mercury pollution of Minnesota's lakes and streams to acceptable levels.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) invites interested parties to attend a Lake Pepin water quality study public forum on Tuesday, April 10, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the St. James Hotel in Red Wing.

Hiniker Homes Inc., a residential construction company located in Mankato, has paid $32,453 for alleged stormwater permit violations. In addition, the company has made changes to its operating practices so that similar problems do not occur in the future.

The Long Prairie Packing Company has agreed to pay $12,500 for alleged feedlot violations. The violations were discovered during Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) staff inspections in 2004 and 2005 at the company's facility in central Todd County.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metro Division (MnDOT) and its construction contractor, Granite/McCrossan, agreed to share responsibility for a $75,000 penalty resulting from stormwater violations on a road reconstruction project between Minnetonka and Eden Prairie, Minn.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for proposed changes at the Brainerd wastewater treatment facility. Citizens are invited to comment on this EAW until April 25, 2007.