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While hundreds of fish kills occur in Minnesota every year, mostly in lakes and ponds, fish kills on trout streams in southeast Minnesota are much less common.
Permitted waste facilities, waste utilization projects, and waste haulers in Minnesota must submit regular reports to the MPCA.
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.
To prevent food waste at its veterans homes, the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs used a $185,000 MPCA grant to purchase new meal-ordering technology.
Certain types of permits and approvals to conduct solid waste activities require a notification to the MPCA of the intent to perform the specified solid waste activity.
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
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.
Demonstration/research projects (DRPs) allow permittees to explore potential beneficial uses or new methods of solid waste management through a limited-scale project.
The MPCA invites public comment on its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for a new municipal solid waste landfill that Dem-Con has proposed at its environmental campus near Shakopee.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using boilers.
According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, Elliott Auto Supply Co. improperly stored hazardous waste, allowed them to accumulate and leak inside its vehicle fluid manufacturing facility in St. Paul, Minn.
Environmental information and permits that affect metal fabrication and finishing businesses.
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
Water quality trades that have been arranged in Minnesota illustrate many opportunities to enhance pollution reduction efforts while offering flexibility and cost savings to regulated municipalities and industries.
Environmental information and permits that affect hot mix asphalt plants.
MPCA releases initial environmental assessment worksheet for a new municipal solid waste landfill proposed by Dem-Con at its environmental campus near Shakopee.
New Flyer of America, a bus assembly plant in Saint Cloud, paid $12,112.50 for hazardous waste violations.
Organizations that want to reuse materials in ways not classified as standing beneficial uses must apply to the MPCA for a case specific beneficial use.