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Groundwater monitoring

Minnesota samples a network of shallow monitoring wells designed to provide early detection of contamination in the groundwater.

The impact of altered watercourses

Approximately 41,204 miles of streams in Minnesota (49.6% of the total) have been altered in some way by humans. Channelizing, ditching, and damming projects have changed the natural course of…

Solid waste reporting

Permitted waste facilities, waste projects, and waste haulers in Minnesota must submit regular reports to the MPCA.

Crop art comes to Eco Experience

To commemorate the 2023 fish sampling season, Martha Young enlisted her mother to create a piece of seed art that will go on display at the 2024 Eco Experience

Reports

Permitted waste facilities, waste utilization projects, and waste haulers in Minnesota must submit regular reports to the MPCA.

Managing mercury in dental wastewater

Dentists in Minnesota must meet federal and state requirements to limit the amount of mercury in their wastewater.

Hot mix asphalt plants: Complying with air requirements

Hot mix asphalt plants in Minnesota must follow federal and state air standards.

County feedlot officer training

Training resources for feedlot officers in Minnesota.

A “learning year” begins for Minnesota’s new boat wrap stewardship program

Minnesota is the first state to require producers fund boat wrap collection and recycling.

Maintaining closed landfills in Minnesota

MPCA's Closed Landfill Program is a voluntary program established in 1994 to properly close, monitor, and maintain Minnesota's closed municipal sanitary landfills.

Lake of the Woods resort fined $37,800 for operating faulty gasoline tank

The MPCA fined Zippel Bay Resort $37,800 for a number of violations stemming from the operation of an unregistered gas tank that leaked gasoline into Lake of the Woods.

Closed: Implementation grants for stormwater resilience

The MPCA solicited project proposals to distribute $35 million to communities for projects to prepare local stormwater infrastructure for the impacts of climate change.

Minnesota cannabis business resources

Licensing and permitsCannabis businesses in Minnesota require a state license for their specific operation (micro-business, processor, retailer, etc.) from the Office of Cannabis Management. The…

Stickney Hill Dairy fined $14,292 for stormwater violations

Dairy will pay a fine and take corrective steps for improperly discharging industrial waste into a city curb and gutter stormwater system in Nicollet County.

Houston County feedlot owner fined $10,000 for manure discharges and unpermitted expansion

The MPCA fined Caledonia feedlot owner Mike Ingvalson $10,000 for multiple violations related to improper manure application and discharges as well as an unpermitted building.

MPCA writes draft wastewater permit for project that combines facilities around Zumbrota

The MPCA is seeking public comment on a draft wastewater permit and accompanying environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for a new regional sanitary district to serve the communities of Goodhue, Wanamingo, Zumbrota, and Pine Island.

Closed: East Metro PFAS forensics

The MPCA sought proposals from qualified responders to conduct an environmental forensics evaluation using non-targeted analysis techniques for identifying sources of non-aqueous film forming foam (non-AFFF) per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in water.