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The MPCA provides additional guidance on air permitting and regulation requirements: New source review – Obtain a permit before beginning construction on new major-emitting industrial facilities…
Determine if your facility requires an air permit and, if so, which permit type may be the best fit for your business.
Facilities that have site-specific state implementation plan (SIP) requirements may make changes to their operations that require changes to either their Administrative Order or Title I SIP…
The Clean Water Act established the framework for creating water quality standards and continues to help us protect Minnesota's prized lakes and rivers.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses that paint, coat, or strip surfaces.
The amount of hazardous waste you generate will dictate your waste generator status.
Step 3: Requirements for pesticide dischargers
General permit intended for facilities using processes including abrasive blasting, brazing, catalytic or thermal oxidizers, dip tanks, injection molding, resin and gel coating, spraying and coating activities, and welding.
SSTS work in Minnesota must be completed by licensed businesses under the supervision of certified individuals.
Find sustainable products for your business with these helpful certification and labeling systems.
Smart Salting is a suite of techniques that minimize the environmental and economic impacts of chloride while still meeting public needs.
Learn about environmental regulations that may apply to your business. It is not an exhaustive list, so other regulations may apply.
Central Specialties Inc., based in Alexandria, violated several air permit conditions between 2021 and 2023 for its mobile hot-mix asphalt facility stationed at various locations around the state. Violations included failing to properly maintain pollution control equipment and inadequate recordkeeping and reporting.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 2: Consider certifying for No Exposure
Local governments with SSTS programs submit information to the MPCA each year on SSTS permitting and compliance trends for the previous calendar year. The information helps the agency with long-range planning efforts.
Nitrogen, like phosphorus, is a nutrient that pollutes in state waters, and its concentration in many rivers has been increasing from historic natural levels over time due to human influences.…
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is expanding the ways we learn and understand the effects of pollution on communities and the environment by incorporating lived experiences into our air…
Part 70 Reissuance application formsStarting July 1, 2020, Individual permit holders must use MPCA's e-Services to apply for air permit reissuance.Paper reissuance applications will only be accepted…
This page provides assistance for local units of government with development and implementation of their SSTS program.
The MPCA’s role in regulating data centers The MPCA ensures data centers meet strong environmental standards to protect our air, water, and the health of Minnesotans. We monitor and regulate…