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MPCA permits are required to both build and operate landfills in Minnesota.

Environmental information and permits that affect hot mix asphalt plants.

Complying with the MS4 general permit

“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.

MPCA's leadership team.

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Answers to common questions about the Construction Stormwater Permit application

The MPCA released its environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for the proposed expansion of Crow Wing County’s existing mixed municipal solid waste landfill northeast of Brainerd.

The MPCA has adopted amended rules relating to when maintenance of a closed landfill should end.

Community wastewater treatment facilities and their operators play a critical role in maintaining a health community and preserving and protecting our waters.

State will begin engagement next month on an updated framework set to be released in 2025

Dem-Con is proposing a change to begin accepting municipal solid waste (MSW), converting approximately 2.2 million cubic yards of permitted construction and demolition (C&D) space. A project of this size requires the project to go through the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process.

Question and answer session with Addison Otto, a rule coordinator with the MPCA, about her work with the agency and how her hobby farm informs her work.

The MPCA today released its environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) for a new facility proposed by Vanguard Organics, LLC that will process organic materials through anaerobic digesters near Litchfield.

MPCA guidance for evaluating when closed landfills may exit the postclosure care phase.

Study funded by the $850 million settlement that Minnesota reached with 3M in 2018  focused on the area served by the Valley Branch Watershed District’s Project 1007 rainwater conveyance system in the East Metro.

MPCA investigation found stormwater permit violations that occurred during a construction project in 2025, with sediment-laden stormwater entering a stream at a construction site in Chaska.

Solid waste facilities may close or terminate their permit depending on the solid waste activities occurring at the site.

Elk River Landfill, Inc. proposes a northward expansion of its landfill into Livonia Township.

Many industrial by-products are good candidates for land application based on their nutrient content.