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Join the celebration! We look forward to highlighting Minnesota’s clean water successes and invite you to use our 50th anniversary art and branded graphics.
To protect human health and the environment, we need to limit the amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in our waters to safe levels. Safe levels means water can be used for drinking,…
MPCA awards $2.4 million to eight organizations for projects focused on sustainable building and materials management strategies that reduce waste and increase deconstruction, salvage, and reuse in Minnesota.
MPCA seeks public comment on two draft industrial wastewater permits for U.S. Steel Corp.’s Keetac mining area and tailings basin in Keewatin, Minnesota. These permits will improve protections for wild rice waters and human health.
Spilled mercury, even small quantities in the home, should be cleaned up quickly and properly so that people don't come in contact with it or breathe its vapors.
MPCA rules govern how septic systems are designed, installed, and managed.
Create an editable spreadsheet of details about your facility to make calculations of emissions.
Image Facilities with one or more aboveground storage tank (AST) with a total capacity of one million gallons or more must obtain a major facility…
Resources for wastewater clients.
Proposed changes to permits that regulate the state’s largest animal feedlots target nitrate pollution statewide.
Environmental information and resources for the aggregate industry.
Within the three major watersheds that cover the Twin Cities area, there are 33 smaller watersheds managed by their own watershed district or watershed management organization.
The MPCA regulates most aspects of livestock management including the location, design, construction, operation, and management of feedlots and manure-handling facilities.
Significant restoration work by organizations in the area have made the south branch of the Buffalo River a water-quality success story.
All facilities with air permits must submit an annual emissions inventory report to the MPCA that tracks actual emissions of major pollutants at that facility.
Construction and demolition projects produce twice the amount of waste of household trash every year. A new MPCA grant aims to reduce that amount by funding innovative building material reuse projects.
Each year, MPCA hires seasonal positions to assist with biological monitoring of streams and wetlands during the summer months.
The Clean Water Act established the framework for creating water quality standards and continues to help us protect Minnesota's prized lakes and rivers.
Nitrogen, like phosphorus, is a nutrient that pollutes in state waters, and its concentration in many rivers has been increasing from historic natural levels over time due to human influences.…
Minnesota has enacted laws to end avoidable uses of PFAS in Minnesota by 2032.