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Minnesota Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan (NSMPP)
The State of Minnesota Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan (NSMPP) is a requirement for Minnesota to remain eligible to receive NPS grant funds from the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) under Section 319 of the CWA. However, the NSMPP is intended to reach beyond this purpose by setting Minnesota's Statewide NPS goals and layout out a statewide multi-year approach for addressing water quality problems from NPS pollution. Also, the NSMPP provides guidance on NPS issues for consideration by federal, state and local governmental units in other NPS planning efforts. Nonpoint source water pollution control proposals must be cited in this document to be considered for Section 319 funding. Information ContactFor information or question about the NSMPP, contact: David L. Johnson Previous PlansPast NSMPPs are available on the NSMPP Archives page. |
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The
United States Congress enacted Section 319 of the federal Clean Water
Act (CWA) in 1987, establishing a national program to control nonpoint
sources (NPS) of water pollution. Rainfall or snowmelt moving over
and through the ground carrying natural and human-made pollutants into
lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands and ground water causes nonpoint source
pollution. Atmospheric deposition and hydrologic modification are also
sources of nonpoint source pollution. 
2008
Minnesota Nonpoint Source Management Program Plan