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Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 3: Facilities requiring permit coverage must assess for pollutants at the facility
Environmental information and permits that affect wood-finishing industries.
Environmental information and permits that affect hot mix asphalt plants.
Septic system owners are responsible for system maintenance. Properly maintaining a septic system will extend its life.
The MPCA identified a series of policy recommendations for the optimal management of decommissioned solar panels.
The MPCA completed 75 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2024.
The MPCA completed 68 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, hazardous waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2025.
The MPCA has adopted amended rules relating to when maintenance of a closed landfill should end.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 2: Consider certifying for No Exposure
MPCA completed 100 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2024
An individual solid waste permit is tailored to a specific solid waste facility or activity.
Solid waste facilities may close or terminate their permit depending on the solid waste activities occurring at the site.
Answers to common questions about the Construction Stormwater Permit application
The MPCA issued the most recent municipal stormwater general permit (MNR040000) in November 2020.
“Urban wood,” or wood salvaged from cities, suburbs, and towns, is a growing issue in Minnesota because of severe weather, urban expansion, and the emerald ash borer. Rather than burning the trees as waste, a preferred option for dealing with urban wood involves creating durable wood products like furniture, building materials, and wooden décor.
The MPCA closed 118 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2023.
Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your community from environmental problems caused by flooding.
A permit extension notification allows transfer stations and source-separated organic material (SSOM) compost facilities to apply for an extension of their permit without a complete permit reissuance application.
Details for solid waste management facility permit issuance and reissuance.
“Area C” is the name given to Ford Motor Company’s former industrial waste dump on the floodplain of the Mississippi River, at the base of the bluff below the former Twin Cities Assembly Plant in Saint Paul.