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Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance Step 4: Create SWPPP, choose BMPs
Before Laura Mendoza Romero got involved with shoreline restoration, she remembers going on boat rides and seeing all the different landscapes along the shore. Some houses you could barely see…
Hear Josh Krenz's story about protecting water in Minnesota at We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water. You can visit the exhibit from March 2 through April 24 at the Sherburne History Center in Becker, Minn.
Recycling is good for Minnesota's economy. It supports more than 60,000 jobs in our state, paying almost $3.4 billion in wages and adds nearly $15.7 billion to Minnesota's economy.
This feature summarizes findings from four WRAPS reports in 2024: Root River, Mississippi River-St. Cloud, Pomme de Terre River, and Mississippi River-Lake Pepin Tributaries.
Chloride is a problem for wastewater facilities and stormwater permittees.
Ready-to-run meteorological data suitable for AERMOD.
As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, transparency, certainty, and customer service, the MPCA is improving the way we track and administer permits. These efforts are part of periodical…
MPCA keeps its public data easily accessible for convenient use.
Public input is critical to the work that we do. We invite that input by soliciting comments on agency decisions, holding public informational meetings, and more.
Answers to common questions about the Construction Stormwater Permit application
Agropur Inc., doing business as Le Sueur Cheese Company, land applied too much industrial byproduct, resulting in rates of nitrogen and phosphorus that exceeded the allowed limits by more than 10 percent. The violations occurred in 2022, near its cheese production facility in Le Sueur, Minnesota.
The MPCA provides assistance and training for program managers and operators of household hazardous waste (HHW) facilities to ensure compliance with environmental and worker protection laws and regulations.
Organics recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions and keeps waste out of landfills. MPCA answers commonly asked questions about how and why to participate in organics recycling programs.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today announced a new initiative to monitor water quality throughout the entire Mississippi River within Minnesota’s borders for the first time in a single year.
The MPCA fined West Fraser Forest Products $24,750 for exceeding the total amount of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) allowed by the air permit for the company’s Solway facility from January 2024 to January 2025.
Application forms and instructions for applying for wastewater permits.
MPCA investigation found that Heron Lake BioEnergy LLC exceeded its permitted limits of particulate matter (PM) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) at its plant in Jackson County.
A series of new culverts in Lake County reconnect brook trout habitat and provide resilience to climate change for area roads.
Create an editable spreadsheet with the information indicated below. Each step in your calculations needs to be clear and easy to follow.Facility informationProvide the facility ID, file number, and…