Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

It Is Easy Being Green! State Fair goers who stop in at the first ever Eco Experience will explore one of the most comprehensive exhibits of green products and services in the state of Minnesota, presented by the State Fair and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and with the support of green businesses and organizations from across the state.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the proposed expansion of a beef feedlot in Rock County. The EAW, which describes potential impacts on land use, water quality and air quality, is open for public review and comment through Aug. 2, 2006.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) that has been prepared for a proposal to upgrade the wastewater treatment facility in New Prague.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for a swine production facility proposed in southwestern Stevens County. The EAW, which describes potential impacts on land use, water quality and air quality, is open for public review and comment through July 19, 2006.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for a proposed swine feedlot in Waseca County. The EAW is open for public review and comment through July 18, 2006.

It's time to clean out your tackle box and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) want to help. The MPCA and the DNR are partnering with retailers and others to offer more than 30 lead tackle exchanges across the state this summer. The exchanges offer anglers a chance to try out non-toxic tackle and compare these new products against lead versions. There is no charge to exchange tackle.

In its seventh year, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) Get the Lead Out! fishing tackle program has seen several innovations including partnerships with retailers and outfitters, an educational kit for lake associations, a study from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a planned manufacturing plant for nonlead raw material and new product offerings.

Under an agreement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), High Plains Dairy, LLP will pay an $18,000 penalty for alleged feedlot violations at its facility in Alton Township, Waseca County. Alleged violations include failure to notify the State Duty Officer of a pollutant discharged to waters of the state and take measures to avoid water pollution, discharge of untreated sewage to waters of the state, discharge of sewage without an appropriate permit, and discharge of sewage into a collection basin not designed to prevent groundwater contamination.

Mercury levels in fish caught in Minnesota are dropping an average 1 percent a year. That's good news for the many thousands who plan to fish in the state this summer.

Starting July 1, 2006, Minnesota residents will no longer be able to put televisions and computer monitors in the trash, according to state law. Televisions and computer monitors are hazardous because they contain up to eight pounds of lead and can cause an environmental problem if discarded with regular garbage.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) and a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System/State Disposal System (NPDES/SDS) Permit prepared for the proposed expansion and upgrade of the Whitewater River Regional Wastewater Facility in St. Charles Township, Winona County. Interested parties may submit comments on the EAW and NPDES/SDS Permit until July 5, 2006.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) are proposing to update the State Superfund Priority List of releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants. The public may comment on the proposed changes through June 30, 2006.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for a proposed expansion to a swine feedlot in Prairieville Township, Brown County. The EAW is open for public review and comment through July 5, 2006.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will draft an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed expansion of the Olmsted County Waste to Energy Facility. The facility is located along the west side of Silver Creek Road, 0.4 mile north of College View Road East in Rochester.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have reached a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) agreement with a Minnesota petroleum refinery over soil and water contamination. The agreement is based on federal and state laws that require public compensation for natural resources injured by oil or other hazardous materials.

Are you one of the many Minnesotans who live on a lake, own a boat or routinely visit one of our picturesque lakes over the summer months? If so, the coordinators of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Citizen Lake-Monitoring Program (CLMP) would like your help.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) seeks public comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) prepared for a proposed expansion of the Morrison County Landfill near Little Falls, Minnesota. The draft EAW is open for public comment from May 22 through June 21, 2006.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) seeks public comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) that has been prepared for proposed construction of a sewer interceptor in the city of Waconia in Carver County, Minnesota. The draft EAW is open for public comment until 4:30 p.m. on June 21, 2006.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) seeks public comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) that has been prepared for phase I of proposed construction of a sewer interceptor in portions of Scott and Dakota Counties in Minnesota. The draft EAW is open for public comment until 4:30 p.m. on June 21, 2006.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) beach monitoring program staff will kick off its fourth season of sampling water at 39 public access points along Lake Superior's North Shore on May 22. Staff began preseason water testing at 10 sites frequented by kayakers and other cold-water sports enthusiasts on May 1.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) that has been prepared for a proposal to make wastewater improvements at the treatment facility in Shafer, Minn. The draft EAW is open for public comment until 4:30 p.m. on June 7, 2006.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) that has been prepared for proposed construction of a sewer interceptor in northern Belle Plaine. The draft EAW is open for public comment until 4:30 p.m. June 7, 2006.

In many southern and southwestern Minnesota communities, every flush of the toilet or flow from a sink drain passes through some form of wastewater treatment and eventually enters the Minnesota River.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Citizens' Board will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. on May 4, 2006, to respond to a petition from citizens concerned with Andersen Corp.'s pending multi-media XL permit for their Bayport, Minn. facility.