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The Snake River begins its 50-mile course in Marshall County and drains an area of 611,800 acres. The Snake River Watershed lies within Marshall, Polk, and Pennington Counties in NW Minnesota.

The MPCA has announced five grant recipients who will receive a combined total of more than $1 million in grants for projects to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting efforts in Greater Minnesota communities.

The Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed covers 861,886 acres across Cottonwood, Brown, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Nicollet, Blue Earth, and Le Sueur counties in south-central Minnesota.

3M will use an advanced wastewater treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its Chemical Operations facility in Cottage Grove.

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.

Increasing organics collection and processing infrastructure is necessary to meet statewide recycling goals

Smart Salting is a suite of techniques that minimize the environmental and economic impacts of chloride while still meeting public needs.

Minnesota rules allow for specific uses (called beneficial uses) of certain materials that otherwise would be classified as solid waste.

Licensing and certification requirements for SSTS businesses and professionals.

Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using boilers.

MPCA online services give users online access to apply for permits and licenses, submit required information, and pay fees and invoices.

Water softeners produce much of the chloride that pollutes Minnesota’s waters. An MPCA grant aims to reduce that pollution with water softener replacement rebate programs.

Composting organic waste and compostable products creates a valuable product that improves soil fertility, conserves water, and reduces erosion.

The MPCA regulates the design, construction, and operation of treatment facilities for municipal and industrial wastewater in Minnesota.

Finding ways to keep stormwater on land and let it soak into the ground can lessen the negative effects on water quality from stormwater.

Proposed changes to permits that regulate the state’s largest animal feedlots target nitrate pollution statewide.

The Shell Rock River begins at Albert Lea Lake in Freeborn County in south-central Minnesota, a few miles from the Iowa border. It flows 113 miles into Iowa, where it enters the Cedar River. In Minnesota, the Shell Rock drains 246 square miles (160,000 acres), all in Freeborn County.

Environmental information and resources for the biochar industry.

MPCA guidance for evaluating when closed landfills may exit the postclosure care phase.

Requirements for discharges from a project site and/or management control site(s).