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Water-related Fact Sheets

Please note: Many documents available from this Web page are currently being updated. If you have questions about the content of any of these documents, please contact Dan McLean at 651-757-2563.

Permit-Related Fact Sheets

• Permitting Strategy for Addressing Mercury in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Permits. This fact sheet provides guidance for major facilities with mercury-monitoring requirements either included or proposed for inclusion in their NPDES/SDS water-quality permits.
• Environmental Management at Aggregate Operations. This fact sheet summarizes pollution prevention opportunities and MPCA permitting requirements for aggregate operations. Some general information about permit programs administered by other agencies also is provided.
• Facts About Sewage Bypass. This provides a brief overview of the problems, causes, environmental impacts and prevention options associated with sewage overflows.
• Guidelines for Wastewater-treatment Facilities During a Flood
• Feedlot Permit Application Process
• NPDES/SDS Permits - Permitting Process for Surface-water Dischargers
• Permit Application Requirements for Manure Composting Facilities
• Water-quality Permit Requirements for Wastewater Discharges to Ground Surface and Subsurface
• Water Quality Permitting for Gravel Mining and Hot Mix Asphalt Operations. Explains the new general water-quality permit that covers certain activities at gravel mining, stone quarrying and hot mix asphalt operations.

Financial Assistance

• State Revolving Loan Program for Wastewater or Storm-water Facilities. This fact sheet provides information on how to receive low interest loans through the State Revolving Loan Program for wastewater treatment projects.
• Facts About Clean Water Partnership
• Facts About Clean Water Partnership Loans through the State Revolving Fund
• MPCA Financial Assistance Programs Addressing Non-Point Source Water Pollution

Technical Assistance

• Fugitive Dust-Control Surface Treatments at Industrial Facilities: Water-Quality Considerations. Outlines some of the water-quality issues to consider when using surface treatments to minimize fugitive dust.
• Closure and Abandonment of Manure Storage Structures
• Facts About Compliance Assistance
• Geomembranes as a Liner for Manure Storage Structures
• Unpermitted Earthen Basins
• Rahr Malting Company Trading Permit. This fact sheet describes one of the first permits in the nation to incorporate the concept of pollutant "trading" to achieve overall pollutant reduction. It details the reasons for this innovative solution as well as eligible BMPs which the company can use to reduce pollution in the Minnesota River.
• Ten Tools to Get Below the Regulatory Radar (Factsheet from the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance and the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program)

Basins and Watersheds

• Basin Management. This fact sheet defines basin management and describes how it is used as a new approach to manage water resources.
• Lake Secchi Readings Fact Sheets (from Citizen Lake Monitoring Program)
• North Shore Land Use Issues: The Real Costs of Growth

Sanitary Districts

• Facts about MPCA Sanitary Districts Program Wind-Down Plan
• Checklist for a Complete Petition
• Creation of a Sanitary District Under the Provisions of Minn. Stat. 115.18 to 115.21
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Formation of Sanitary Districts Under Minn. Stat. 115.18 to 115.37
• Regional Wastewater Treatment: Sanitary Districts and Cooperative Agreements

Storm Water Fact Sheets

• Fact Sheets for the Storm Water Program for Construction Activity
• Fact Sheets for the Storm Water Program for Industrial Activity
• Fact Sheets for the Storm Water Program for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems

Legal Issues

• Citizen Environmental Lawsuits

Site-specific Water Permit Fact Sheets

• Water Quality Permit for Engineered Wall Corporation
• Engineered Wall Draft Water Quality Permit Meeting Issues

Program Information

• Citizens' Guide to Monitoring of Surface Waters
• General Feedlot Program Information
• Nitrates in Minnesota's Ground Water
• Aquaculture and Water Pollution Control. Reviews water-quality concerns and planning considerations, and MPCA permitting for aquaculture in Minnesota.
• Peat Operations and Environmental Protection. Reviews water-quality concerns and planning considerations, and MPCA permitting for peat excavation activities in Minnesota.
• Overview of Underground Disposal Control Program (7/99) [8-01]
• Disposal of Industrial Wastewater and Alternatives (7/99) [8-02]
• Holding Tanks for Liquid Waste (7/99) [8-03]
• Car Wash and Vehicle Maintenance Facilities (7/99) [8-04]
• Swimming Pool and Hot Tub Water Discharges Best Management Practices