The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recognized 236 wastewater facilities for outstanding operations in 2024. To receive this recognition, facilities must demonstrate consistent compliance with monitoring, operations, and maintenance requirements; submit accurate, on-time reports to the MPCA; and employ staff certified by the MPCA in wastewater operations.
"Communities across Minnesota rely on wastewater treatment facilities to protect their health and our rivers and streams,” said Nicole Blasing, Municipal Division director at MPCA. “Wastewater operators are critical to preserving water quality, and the MPCA is deeply grateful for their considerable efforts and service to their communities.”
More than 50 years ago, the Clean Water Act established the basic framework for regulating pollution in waters by creating water quality standards to protect drinking water and to maintain a healthy aquatic community for animal and recreational uses. These standards led to the development of clean water before it is returned to a river or stream.
The MPCA recognizes outstanding wastewater operators each year. Approximately 1,600 municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities operate across Minnesota. The MPCA reviewed a total of 676 facilities, from communities of all sizes, with 236 qualifying for the outstanding operations recognition.
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District (MN0040738) | Alexandria | Douglas |
| Appleton WWTP (MN0021890) | Appleton | Swift |
| Big Lake WWTP (MN0041076) | Big Lake | Sherburne |
| Clear Lake/Clearwater Sewer Authority (MN0047490) | Clear Lake | Sherburne |
| Cold Spring WWTP (MN0023094) | Cold Spring | Stearns |
| Elk River WWTP (MN0020788) | Elk River | Sherburne |
| Fergus Falls city of WWTP (MN0050628) | Fergus Falls | Otter Tail |
| Lester Prairie WWTP (MN0023957) | Lester Prairie | McLeod |
| Long Prairie WWTP (MN0066079) | Long Prairie | Todd |
| Met Council - Eagles Point WWTP (MN0029904) | Cottage Grove | Washington |
| Met Council - Empire WWTP (MN0045845) | Farmington | Dakota |
| Met Council - Metropolitan WWTP (MN0029815) | Saint Paul | Ramsey |
| Met Council - Saint Croix Valley WWTP (MN0029998) | Oak Park Heights | Washington |
| Met Council - Seneca WWTP (MN0030007) | Eagan | Dakota |
| Northfield WWTP (MN0024368) | Northfield | Dakota |
| Otsego East WWTP (MN0064190) | Otsego | Wright |
| Princeton WWTP (MN0024538) | Princeton | Sherburne |
| Saint Francis WWTP (MN0021407) | Saint Francis | Anoka |
| Sauk Centre WWTP (MN0024821) | Sauk Centre | Stearns |
| Waseca WWTP (MN0020796) | Waseca | Waseca |
| Little Falls WWTP (MN0020761) | Little Falls | Morrison |
| Byron WWTP (MN0049239) | Byron | Olmsted |
| Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District WWTP (MN0020117) | Chisholm | St. Louis |
| Glacial Lakes SSWD (MN0052752) | Spicer | Kandiyohi |
| Grand Rapids WWTP (MN0022080) | Grand Rapids | Itasca |
| Kasson WWTP (MN0050725) | Kasson | Dodge |
| Luverne WWTP (MN0020141) | Luverne | Rock |
| Moorhead WWTP (MN0049069) | Moorhead | Clay |
| Plainview-Elgin Sanitary District (MN0055361) | Plainview | Wabasha |
| Willmar WWTP (MN0025259) | Willmar | Kandiyohi |
| Windom WWTP (MN0022217) | Windom | Cottonwood |
| Worthington WWTP (MN0031186) | Worthington | Nobles |
| Lamb-Weston/RDO Frozen (MN0051454) | Park Rapids | Hubbard |
| Annandale/Maple Lake/Howard Lake WWTP (MN0066966) | Maple Lake | Wright |
| Bel Clare Estates WWTP (MN0045721) | Saint Cloud | Stearns |
| Browerville WWTP (MN0022926) | Browerville | Todd |
| Brownton WWTP (MN0022951) | Brownton | McLeod |
| Camp Ripley WWTP (MN0025721) | Little Falls | Morrison |
| Dassel WWTP (MN0054127) | Dassel | Meeker |
| Greenfield WWTP (MN0063762) | Greenfield | Hennepin |
| Harris WWTP (MN0050130) | Harris | Chisago |
| Jordan WWTP (MN0020869) | Jordan | Scott |
| Lake Crystal WWTP (MN0055981) | Lake Crystal | Blue Earth |
| Le Center WWTP (MN0023931) | Le Center | Le Sueur |
| Lonsdale WWTP (MN0031241) | Lonsdale | Rice |
| Madison WWTP (MN0051764) | Madison | Lac qui Parle |
| Meadows of Whisper Creek WWTP (MN0066753) | Greenfield | Hennepin |
| Met Council - East Bethel WWTP (MN0069795) | East Bethel | Anoka |
| Met Council - Hastings WWTP (MN0029955) | Hastings | Dakota |
| New Richland WWTP (MN0021032) | New Richland | Waseca |
| North Branch WWTP (MN0024350) | North Branch | Chisago |
| Norwood Young America WWTP (MN0024392) | Norwood Young America | Carver |
| Order of Saint Benedict WWTP (MN0022411) | Collegeville | Stearns |
| Randall WWTP (MN0024562) | Randall | Morrison |
| Renville WWTP (MN0020737) | Renville | Renville |
| Rockford WWTP (MN0024627) | Rockford | Wright |
| Saint Clair WWTP (MN0024716) | Saint Clair | Blue Earth |
| Saint Michael WWTP (MN0020222) | Saint Michael | Wright |
| Staples WWTP (MN0024988) | Staples | Todd |
| Starbuck WWTP (MN0021415) | Starbuck | Pope |
| Truman WWTP (MN0021652) | Truman | Martin |
| Waterville WWTP (MN0025208) | Waterville | Le Sueur |
| Aitkin WWTP (MN0020095) | Aitkin | Aitkin |
| Dodge Center WWTP (MN0021016) | Dodge Center | Dodge |
| Harmony WWTP (MN0022322) | Harmony | Fillmore |
| Lake City WWTP (MN0020664) | Lake City | Wabasha |
| Medford WWTP (MN0024112) | Medford | Steele |
| Springsteel Island Sanitary District (MN0068322) | Warroad | Roseau |
| Stewartville WWTP (MN0020681) | Stewartville | Olmsted |
| MG Waldbaum Co (MN0060798) | Gaylord | Sibley |
| Cokato WWTP (MN0049204) | Cokato | Wright |
| Comfrey WWTP (MN0021687) | Comfrey | Brown |
| Delhi WWTP (MN0067008) | Delhi | Redwood |
| Eagle View Commons WWTP (MN0063983) | Foley | Benton |
| Hidden Haven WWTP (MN0065986) | Becker | Sherburne |
| Isanti WWTP (MN0023795) | Isanti | Isanti |
| Jackson Heights Mobile Home Park (MN0057967) | Shakopee | Scott |
| Jackson Meadow WWTP (MN0064106) | Marine on Saint Croix | Washington |
| Lafayette WWTP (MN0023876) | Lafayette | Nicollet |
| Lakes of Fairhaven WWTP (MN0066664) | South Haven | Stearns |
| Laketown Community WWTP (MN0054399) | Chaska | Carver |
| Motley WWTP (MN0024244) | Motley | Morrison |
| Nerstrand WWTP (MN0065668) | Nerstrand | Rice |
| Perham WWTP (MN0024473) | Perham | Otter Tail |
| Ridges of Rice Lake WWTP (MN0065935) | Elk River | Sherburne |
| Saint George District Sewer System (MN0064785) | Gibbon | Nicollet |
| Sherburne Mobile Home Park (MN0056065) | Princeton | Sherburne |
| The Cove Utility Association (MN0066109) | Sauk Rapids | Benton |
| Thumper Pond WWTP (MN0066231) | Ottertail | Otter Tail |
| USCOE Leech Lake Rec Area WWTP (MN0110027) | Federal Dam | Cass |
| Windsor Meadows WWTF (MN0067768) | Elk River | Sherburne |
| Breezy Point WWTP (MN0047457) | Breezy Point | Crow Wing |
| Camp Victory WWTP (MN0067032) | Zumbro Falls | Wabasha |
| Canton WWTP (MN0023001) | Canton | Fillmore |
| Chatfield WWTP (MN0021857) | Chatfield | Fillmore |
| Crane Lake WWTP (MN0066371) | Crane Lake | St. Louis |
| Fosston WWTP (MN0022128) | Fosston | Polk |
| Gonvick WWTP (MN0020541) | Gonvick | Clearwater |
| Mazeppa WWTP (MN0046752) | Mazeppa | Wabasha |
| Minnesota City WWTP (MN0069817) | Minnesota City | Winona |
| Nisswa WWTP (MN0059242) | Nisswa | Crow Wing |
| Ostrander WWTP (MN0024449) | Ostrander | Fillmore |
| Peterson WWTP (MN0024490) | Peterson | Fillmore |
| Rushford WWTP (MN0024678) | Rushford | Fillmore |
| Sibley State Park WWTP (MN0033766) | New London | Kandiyohi |
| Viking WWTP (MNG585370) | Viking | Marshall |
| United Taconite LLC - Fairlane Plant (MN0052116) | Forbes | St. Louis |
| Battle Lake WWTP (MN0051829) | Battle Lake | Otter Tail |
| Bay Lake Reserve WWTP (MN0067164) | Stillwater | Washington |
| Belview WWTP (MNG585003) | Belview | Redwood |
| Bethel WWTP (MN0058475) | Bethel | Anoka |
| Birchwood Terrace Mobile Home Park (MN0064670) | Wyoming | Chisago |
| Bird Island WWTP (MNG585390) | Bird Island | Renville |
| Bowlus WWTP (MN0020923) | Bowlus | Morrison |
| Brooten WWTP (MNG585271) | Brooten | Stearns |
| Buffalo Lake WWTP (MNG585373) | Buffalo Lake | Renville |
| Carlos WWTP (MN0023019) | Carlos | Douglas |
| Cass Lake WWTP (MN0049981) | Cass Lake | Cass |
| Country Meadows WWTP (MN0065978) | Zimmerman | Sherburne |
| Cyrus WWTP (MN0052396) | Cyrus | Pope |
| Dalton WWTP (MN0023141) | Dalton | Otter Tail |
| Dent WWTP (MN0023175) | Dent | Otter Tail |
| Dunnell WWTP (MNG585279) | Dunnell | Martin |
| Elizabeth WWTP (MNG585012) | Elizabeth | Otter Tail |
| Elmore WWTP (MNG585110) | Elmore | Faribault |
| Evan WWTP (MNG585202) | Evan | Brown |
| Foreston WWTP (MNG585017) | Foreston | Mille Lacs |
| Frazee WWTP (MN0022021) | Frazee | Otter Tail |
| Freeport WWTP (MNG585019) | Freeport | Stearns |
| Garfield WWTP (MNG585158) | Garfield | Douglas |
| Gaylord WWTP (MNG585204) | Gaylord | Sibley |
| Gibbon WWTP (MNG585020) | Gibbon | Sibley |
| Gilman WWTP (MNG585021) | Gilman | Benton |
| Graceville WWTP (MN0023540) | Graceville | Big Stone |
| Granada WWTP (MNG585023) | Granada | Martin |
| Grasston WWTP (MN0025691) | Grasston | Kanabec |
| Hackensack WWTP (MN0053490) | Hackensack | Cass |
| Hanska WWTP (MN0052663) | Hanska | Brown |
| Hewitt WWTP (MNG585024) | Hewitt | Todd |
| Janesville WWTP (MNG585025) | Janesville | Waseca |
| Kiester WWTP (MNG585097) | Kiester | Faribault |
| Loretto WWTP (MN0023990) | Loretto | Hennepin |
| Lowry WWTP (MNG585123) | Lowry | Pope |
| Mapleton WWTP (MNG585089) | Mapleton | Blue Earth |
| Marine on Saint Croix WWTP (MN0054160) | Marine on Saint Croix | Washington |
| Milan WWTP (MNG585141) | Milan | Chippewa |
| Millerville WWTP (MN0054305) | Millerville | Douglas |
| New Auburn WWTP (MN0041149) | New Auburn | Sibley |
| New York Mills WWTP (MN0054330) | New York Mills | Otter Tail |
| Onamia WWTP (MN0052906) | Onamia | Mille Lacs |
| Pemberton WWTP (MNG585075) | Pemberton | Blue Earth |
| Revere WWTP (MNG585114) | Revere | Redwood |
| Rice WWTP (MN0056481) | Rice | Benton |
| Saint Leo WWTP (MN0024775) | Saint Leo | Yellow Medicine |
| Searles WWTP (MNG585080) | Searles | Brown |
| Silver Lake WWTP (MNG585164) | Silver Lake | McLeod |
| South Haven WWTP (MN0064611) | South Haven | Wright |
| Underwood WWTP (MN0025071) | Underwood | Otter Tail |
| Upsala WWTP (MNG585053) | Upsala | Morrison |
| Vergas WWTP (MN0025097) | Vergas | Otter Tail |
| Verndale WWTP (MN0025119) | Verndale | Wadena |
| Walker WWTP (MN0041157) | Walker | Cass |
| Watkins WWTP (MN0051365) | Watkins | Stearns |
| Windsor Oaks of Elk River Home Owners Association (MN0066613) | Elk River | Sherburne |
| Winthrop WWTP (MN0051098) | Winthrop | Sibley |
| Wood Lake WWTP (MNG585107) | Wood Lake | Yellow Medicine |
| YMCA of the North Camp Gathering Pines (MN0071501) | Lakeville | Scott |
| Adrian WWTP (MNG585001) | Adrian | Nobles |
| Akeley WWTP (MN0052345) | Akeley | Hubbard |
| Albert Lea/Austin KOA Campground (MN0069167) | Hayward | Freeborn |
| Alvarado WWTP (MNG585171) | Alvarado | Marshall |
| Atwater WWTP (MN0022659) | Atwater | Kandiyohi |
| Avoca & Iona WWTP (MNG585165) | Iona | Murray |
| Balaton WWTP (MN0020559) | Balaton | Lyon |
| Barnum WWTP (MNG585142) | Barnum | Carlton |
| Barrett WWTP (MN0022713) | Barrett | Grant |
| Baudette WWTP (MNG585174) | Baudette | Lake of the Woods |
| Bejou WWTP (MNT064688) | Bejou | Mahnomen |
| Bellechester WWTP (MN0022764) | Bellechester | Wabasha |
| Big Falls WWTP (MNG585135) | Big Falls | Koochiching |
| Bigelow WWTP (MNG585224) | Bigelow | Nobles |
| Bigfork WWTP (MNG585363) | Bigfork | Itasca |
| Blomkest Svea Sewer Board WWTP (MNG585372) | Blomkest | Kandiyohi |
| Callaway WWTP (MNT022985) | Callaway | Becker |
| Community of Roseland WWTP (MNG585393) | Blomkest | Kandiyohi |
| Cook WWTP (MNG585179) | Cook | St. Louis |
| Dumont WWTP (MN0064831) | Dumont | Traverse |
| Edgerton WWTP (MNG585011) | Edgerton | Pipestone |
| Fisher WWTP (MNG585170) | Fisher | Polk |
| Frontenac Heritage Acres 2nd and 3rd Additions (MN0066478) | Zumbrota | Goodhue |
| Ghent WWTP (MNG585121) | Ghent | Lyon |
| Hendricks WWTP (MNG585377) | Hendricks | Lincoln |
| Ihlen WWTP (MN0063100) | Ihlen | Pipestone |
| Iron Junction WWTP (MNG585049) | Iron | St. Louis |
| Kellogg WWTP (MNG585027) | Kellogg | Wabasha |
| Kennedy WWTP (MNG585028) | Kennedy | Kittson |
| Lake Benton WWTP (MN0023884) | Lake Benton | Lincoln |
| Lansing Township WWTP (MN0063461) | Lansing | Mower |
| Magnolia WWTP (MNG585190) | Magnolia | Rock |
| McGregor WWTP (MNG585405) | McGregor | Aitkin |
| MDNR Itasca State Park (MN0033758) | Park Rapids | Clearwater |
| MDNR Lake Bronson State Park (MN0046540) | Lake Bronson | Kittson |
| MNDOT Albert Lea Travel Information Ctr (MN0044458) | Glenville | Freeborn |
| MNDOT Enterprise Rest Area (MN0048844) | Lewiston | Winona |
| MNDOT Straight River Rest Area (MN0049514) | Owatonna | Steele |
| Morris WWTP (MN0021318) | Morris | Stevens |
| Nashwauk WWTP (MN0053392) | Nashwauk | Itasca |
| Nevis WWTP (MN0062855) | Nevis | Hubbard |
| Northome WWTP (MNG585185) | Northome | Koochiching |
| Ogema WWTP (MNT049794) | Ogema | Becker |
| Oslo WWTP (MNG585379) | Oslo | Marshall |
| Pequot Lakes WWTP (MN0021661) | Pequot Lakes | Crow Wing |
| Pioneer Campsite (MN0064203) | Wabasha | Wabasha |
| Plummer WWTP (MNG585327) | Plummer | Red Lake |
| Raymond WWTP (MNG585197) | Raymond | Kandiyohi |
| Red Lake Falls WWTP (MNG585161) | Red Lake Falls | Red Lake |
| Rollingstone WWTP (MNG585078) | Rollingstone | Winona |
| Roseau WWTP (MN0024643) | Roseau | Roseau |
| Rothsay WWTP (MNG585064) | Rothsay | Wilkin |
| Round Lake WWTP (MNG585198) | Round Lake | Jackson |
| Tower/Breitung WWTP (MNG585186) | Soudan | St. Louis |
| Twin Lakes WWTP (MNG585042) | Twin Lakes | Freeborn |
| Utica WWTP (MN0022055) | Utica | Winona |
| Warren WWTP (MNG585073) | Warren | Marshall |
| Wheeler's Point Sanitary District (MN0071048) | Baudette | Lake of the Woods |
| Williams WWTP (MNG585388) | Williams | Lake of the Woods |
| Zumbro Falls WWTP (MN0051004) | Zumbro Falls | Wabasha |
| Bongards' Creameries (MN0002135) | Norwood Young America | Carver |
| Bongards' Creameries - Perham (MN0047228) | Perham | Otter Tail |
| Cold Spring Granite Co - Main Campus (MN0062481) | Cold Spring | Stearns |
| Dairiconcepts LP (MN0044628) | Dalbo | Isanti |
| Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Refinery (MN0000418) | Rosemount | Dakota |
| MG Waldbaum/Michael Foods Lake Prairie (MN0064327) | Le Sueur | Nicollet |
| Northshore Mining Co - Peter Mitchell (MN0046981) | Babbitt | St. Louis |
| Pilgrims (MN0047261) | Cold Spring | Stearns |
| Seneca Foods Corp - Glencoe (MN0001236) | Glencoe | McLeod |