The MPCA has rolled out its new online service for solid waste permits and approvals. Content on this page is tied to that service.
Permit issuance
A permit issuance is the initial individual permit issued to a solid waste management facility. An individual permit is issued for a term not to exceed ten years and contains conditions necessary for the permittee to achieve compliance with applicable state and federal statutes or rules and any conditions the agency determines are necessary to protect human health and the environment. These include requirements for design, operation, and monitoring.
For an initial permit issuance of a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill, a preliminary application may also be necessary.
Permit reissuance
Prior to the expiration of an existing individual solid waste permit, a permittee may request the permit be reissued to continue operations. The permit reissuance application may request modifications to the design or operations of an existing permitted facility.
Facility plans
There are required plans for a permit issuance and reissuance. Additional plans may be required based on the activities occurring at the solid waste facility. All required facility plans must be attached in the online service before an application can be submitted.
The following plans are required for all facilities when applying for an individual permit issuance or reissuance:
- Closure Plan, with Cost Estimates*
- Contingency Action Plan, with Cost Estimates*
- Design Plans
- Emergency Response Plan*
- Engineering Report
- Household Hazardous Waste Plan
- Industrial Solid Waste Management Plan*
- Inspection Schedule*
- Operations Plan*
- Sensitive Areas*
- Site Map(s)
Additional plans that may also be required:
- Additional Permittee Signatures*
- Compliance Boundary Map(s)
- Construction Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan
- Copy of Local Permits or Approvals
- Environmental Monitoring Sampling and Analysis Plan
- Environmental Review Document
- Financial Assurance Mechanism*
- Finished Compost Distribution Plan
- Finished Compost Sampling Plan
- Land Disposal Cross Sections
- Land Disposal Gas Management Plan* (Minn. R. 7035.2815, subp. 15)
- Land Disposal Phase Development Plan
- Land Disposal Postclosure Care Plan, with Cost Estimates*
- Leachate Management Plan*
- Source-Separated Organic Material Compost Facility Site Investigation
- Variance Application* or
- Well Inventory and Plan Map.
*Checklists must be submitted with this plan, or a supplemental form exists for this attachment. Checklists and forms can be found on the individual permits page.