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Details on major and minor modifications of a solid waste management facility permit.
Minnesota industrial facilities that are required to submit Form R reports for Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) chemicals under the state and federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (…
Guidance and recommendations for local officials dealing with public health issues related to blue-green algae.
Across the state, water softeners contribute significantly to chloride pollution. Here’s how to make sure your water softener isn’t sending excess salt into the environment
Resources developed by the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to help you spread the word about how Minnesota will reduce “forever chemicals” through Amara’s Law.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance Step 4: Create SWPPP, choose BMPs
Image Stormwater has an enormous impact on water quality in Minnesota, whether it's runoff from farm fields or from urban hardscapes. Rain and snow…
Dem-Con Landfill proposes to build a new municipal solid waste landfill at its environmental campus near Shakopee. It plans to convert 2.2 million cubic yards covering an approximately 81-acre fill area of its permitted construction and demolition landfill into a new municipal solid waste landfill. The creation of a new MSW landfill of this size requires the project to go through the environmental impact statement process.
Disposing of wastes from a natural disaster or large fire
New easy-to-access trainings help small businesses figure out if they are subject to MPCA regulations, and how to become more sustainable.
The MPCA offers other types of funding for use by specialists or with more involved eligibility requirements. Funding for site cleanup: Supports the clean up of contaminated properties SSTS…
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.
Researchers collect samples of sediment from the bottom of Lake of the Woods in 2024. (Photo courtesy of St. Croix Watershed Research Station) After years of study…
The MPCA will analyze varying background sulfate levels across Minnesota, which could inform our implementation of the wild rice sulfate water quality standard.
The MPCA studies, monitors, and regulates many land pollutants that affect the quality of life in Minnesota and the health of residents.
Permits help the MPCA protect the environment.
The MPCA monitors water quality in rivers and streams is several different ways around the state.
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.
Learn what a brownfield is, how it can negatively affect communities, and resources for cleaning one up.
MPCA permits are required for construction, modification, and operation of facilities where solid waste is treated, stored, processed, transferred, or disposed.