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The MPCA released its environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for the proposed expansion of Crow Wing County’s existing mixed municipal solid waste landfill northeast of Brainerd.
The kind of permit a facility needs depends on how much air pollution the facility could emit based on its equipment or processes.
Minnesota businesses, organizations, and municipalities seeking or holding MPCA wastewater permits are charged two basic types of permit fees: application fees and annual fees.
A permit by rule (PBR) means a facility or activity meets the requirements outlined in Minnesota rules and is deemed to have obtained a solid waste management facility permit without making application for it.
Important details to help make your e-Service administrative submittal go as smoothly as possible.
This page provides assistance for local units of government with development and implementation of their SSTS program.
Addressing excess nutrient levels in Lake Pepin based on the site-specific water quality eutrophication criteria for the lake developed by the MPCA.
Best practices for SSTS installations drafted by St. Louis County, Minn., in 2008 based on the experiences of SSTS installers and inspectors.
Guidance and recommendations for local officials dealing with public health issues related to blue-green algae.
MPCA permits are required for construction, modification, and operation of facilities where solid waste is treated, stored, processed, transferred, or disposed.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)’s draft wastewater permit for the 3M facility at Cottage Grove adds new water quality protections for the Mississippi River and improves accountability through monitoring and reporting requirements. The draft permit is one of the most rigorous in state history and mandates the removal of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to levels below detection.
Increasing organics collection and processing infrastructure is necessary to meet statewide recycling goals
Sulfur dioxide (SO2), a foul-smelling toxic gas, is part of a larger group of chemicals called sulfur oxides. These gases, especially SO2, are emitted by the burning of fossil fuels or other…
Elevated levels of tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene have been found in soil vapor around this site in St. Paul.
MPCA offers Climate Resilience Planning grants, with a listing of previous grant winners
MPCA's environmental review process for feedlots operates according to the rules of the Environmental Quality Board.
For more than 50 years, volunteers have gathered critically important water clarity data on Minnesota lakes and streams.
The MPCA uses the EQuIS database to store and manage monitoring data and associated laboratory results from streams, lakes, groundwater, ambient air, soil, sediment, and gas, collected through MPCA programs and partnerships.
Smart Salting is a suite of techniques that minimize the environmental and economic impacts of chloride while still meeting public needs.
The MPCA has announced that 7 grant recipients will receive a total of $4.5 million for projects that expand or improve the efficiency of organics management operations in Minnesota.