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CAP provides financial and technical assistance to local governments to encourage investment in the proper management of solid waste.
Community wastewater treatment facilities and their operators play a critical role in maintaining a health community and preserving and protecting our waters.
The MPCA studies Minnesota's solid waste composition and processes to inform policy recommendations, legislative proposals, education and outreach messages, and waste reduction efforts.
The MPCA must complete assessments to gather critical information too inform the development of the EPR program statewide.
Financing is available for public entities in Minnesota to expand or improve stormwater infrastructure.
MPCA investigation determined that construction sediment was discharged into the Blue Earth River and a county ditch.
Find sustainable products for your business with these helpful certification and labeling systems.
Profile of Julia Dady, a volunteer water monitor for Battle Creek in Saint Paul.
A water quality variance is a temporary change in a state's water quality standard for a specific pollutant and its relevant criteria, allowing deviation from meeting a water quality-based effluent limit for a particular discharger.
Don't let your septic system freeze. Here are some simple tips that can help you avoid costly problems with your septic system.
Minnesota is the first state to require producers fund boat wrap collection and recycling.
MPCA permits are required for extensions, additions, or other modifications to sanitary sewer collection systems that result in new or increased discharges of pollutants.
Completed rulemaking for changes to reporting requirements for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
Best practices for SSTS installations drafted by St. Louis County, Minn., in 2008 based on the experiences of SSTS installers and inspectors.
A brownfield assessment is a property investigation looking for potential contamination.
This long-term data gathering initiative helps track trends in water bodies around the state. The MPCA is grateful for every volunteer who has dedicated time to monitoring their favorite lake or stream.
To commemorate the 2023 fish sampling season, Martha Young enlisted her mother to create a piece of seed art that will go on display at the 2024 Eco Experience
The fines stem from a release of sediment-laden water into a county ditch, and subsequent failures to notify, repair, and report on the incident.
MPCA permits are required to both build and operate landfills in Minnesota.
Each year, Minnesotans throw away more than 850,000 tons of recyclables, worth around $153 million. Here's how we're reducing those numbers in Greater Minnesota.