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Through a certificate of need process, MPCA is offering existing landfills the opportunity to expand their existing capacity.
The MPCA is collaborating with many federal, tribal, state, and local partners to clean up contaminated sites in the Duluth harbor and St. Louis River.
The Burnsville Sanitary Landfill (BSL) will expand to accommodate the growing municipal waste needs of the Twin Cities metro area. The expansion is part of the landfill’s long-term plan to extend the useful life of the landfill to 2062.
Resources for the dry cleaning industry
MPCA's fish sampling process and why we do it
The MPCA has been working to identify a series of policy recommendations for the optimal management of decommissioned solar panels.
Reusing and recycling materials from construction and demolition (C&D) can help address pressing disposal and contamination issues in Minnesota, and have significant economic and environmental benefits.
Answers to common questions about the Construction Stormwater Permit application
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using boilers.
Environmental information and permits that affect metal fabrication and finishing businesses.
MPCA closed 153 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2022.
Healthy land and soil is essential for thriving Minnesota communities. It drives economic development and opportunity, improves our health, and contributes to clean water for drinking and recreation…
Environmental information and permits that affect hot mix asphalt plants.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance Step 3: Facilities requiring permit coverage must assess for pollutants at the facility
The MPCA closed 173 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2023.
Septic system owners are responsible for system maintenance. Properly maintaining a septic system will extend its life.
The permit is designed to protect groundwater and Minnesota River. The solid waste permit would allow for an expansion of the landfill’s disposal capacity and regulate waste disposal activities for the next 10 years.
The MPCA completed 75 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2024.
MPCA completed 100 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2024
Less than three years after Minnesota passed the country's first ban on TCE, a carcinogenic solvent, facilities around the state have removed it from their processes.