Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

As part of Governor Pawlenty's "Drive to Excellence" initiative, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has created an online permit application system for its construction stormwater program. The initiative seeks to increase the electronic delivery of government services and bring private sector solutions to the management of state government's information technology systems.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) seeks comments on Waste Management Inc.'s proposed expansion of the Burnsville Sanitary Landfill. A public meeting to discuss the proposal and take comments will be held May 31, 2005, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Burnsville City Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway.

The ground-water investigation continues for perfluorochemicals (PFCs) as four private wells in Lake Elmo test above the Minnesota Department of Health's (MDH's) criteria for long-term safe use.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), in cooperation with the Mississippi River Citizen Commission and several local sponsors, will hold community meetings in four Lake Pepin area neighborhoods this month. The purpose of the meetings is to build community awareness and support for a water quality improvement project about to get underway. The meetings are open to the public and there is no charge for admission.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will hold two informational meetings on the Laurentian Energy Authority's (LEA) proposal to generate 35 megawatts of electricity at Hibbing and Virginia utility plants using renewable fuels. Utility and MPCA staff will be on hand to discuss the project and answer questions.

The University of Minnesota has agreed to pay an $18,000 civil penalty to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for alleged hazardous waste violations at campus locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will host "Celebrate Lake Pepin," a water-quality awareness event, on Sunday, May 15, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Hok-Si-La Park in Lake City, Minn. The celebration is open to the public and there is no charge for admission.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) are investigating contamination in a well that supplies water to a bar and adjacent home in Solway, Minn.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for a proposed expansion of the wastewater treatment facility for the city of Royalton in southern Morrison County. Citizens are invited to comment on this EAW until May 25, 2005.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) concluded 22 enforcement cases totaling slightly more than $1.3 million in penalties during the first quarter of 2005. These cases occurred at facilities in 13 counties throughout Minnesota.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is pleased to announce the successful completion of the city of Red Wing Combined Sewer Separation Project. To acknowledge and celebrate this achievement, MPCA Commissioner Sheryl Corrigan will address the Red Wing City Council at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, April 25, at 7:00 p.m. The Council meeting will be held at the Red Wing City Hall, 315 West 4th Street.

The Potlatch Corporation allegedly exceeded air pollution limits at its oriented strand board plant near Bemidji from 1999 to 2003 because of an equipment malfunction and inconsistent programming of a data acquisition system. As a result, the company will pay a $725,000 penalty, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).

A river barge deckhand in the early 1970s, Greg Genz recalls retrieving a rope from the Mississippi River mud. Trouble was, downstream from the old Pig's Eye waste treatment plant in St. Paul, it wasn't just mud.

Maybe you've briefly satisfied your urge to poke around in the garden and flowerbeds. But sooner or later, you'll have to get around to blowing winter cobwebs out of the house.

Cliffs Erie LLC recently agreed to pay $56,000 to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for alleged water quality permit and state rule violations at its Taconite Harbor, Minn. taconite pellet shipping facility.

USG Interiors Inc., a ceiling tile manufacturer in Cloquet, Minn., has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $13,150 and complete two environmental projects totaling $555,791, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced today.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has completed an Environmental Assessment Worksheet on a proposed 5,557-head dairy feedlot nine miles southwest of Morris. The public comment period for the EAW ends May 11.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) seeks public comment on U.S. Steel-Minntac's proposed tailings basin wastewater discharge expansion plan for its Mountain Iron taconite-processing facility. A public meeting will be held April 27 to discuss the proposal and take comments.

Jogging, exercising and playing outdoors are healthy summer pastimes, but there are rare occasions when you're better off hanging out at home.

A manmade chemical used in heat- and water-resistant products has been found above the health-based value for a perfluorochemical (PFC) in eight private wells in Lake Elmo.

Plan now to attend the fourth annual Living Green Expo on Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 2005, at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Parking is free, and secure bike storage is available.

Gopher Resource Corp. of Eagan will pay a $10,000 penalty and perform a $55,000 environmental improvement project for the improper management of hazardous waste, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).

Now that warmer weather is here, are you itching to till the garden and fiddle about in the yard? If so, here are a few tips to help give your lawn and garden an environmentally-friendly boost.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is pleased to introduce Jeff Connell, the new Southeast Regional Manager. The MPCA Southeast Region includes offices in Rochester and Mankato, and encompasses 20 counties in southeast and south central Minnesota.

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.