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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is committed to ensuring that every Minnesotan has healthy air, sustainable lands, clean water, and a better climate.
Application forms and instructions for applying for wastewater permits.
Minnesota industrial stormwater permittees in certain industries to monitor for PFAS in their stormwater runoff or snow.
Throughout her life, Jen Widmer has felt a deep connection to wetlands. As a child, she played broomball on the ice of a wetland near her home. She once attempted swimming in the wetland but was…
Increasing organics collection and processing infrastructure is necessary to meet statewide recycling goals
This page provides assistance for local units of government with development and implementation of their SSTS program.
The kind of permit a facility needs depends on how much air pollution the facility could emit based on its equipment or processes.
The MPCA investigates sites where hazardous substances have been or could be released to identify risks and appropriate remediation plans.
Facilities that produce air emissions can benefit by proposing limits on their own operations to avoid certain types of regulatory requirements. You might accept limits to stay under emission…
Mankato nonprofit South Central Minnesota Food Recovery used MPCA grant money to build out a network to save food from the landfill and distribute it to people in need.
Learn what steps you can take to reduce the pollution from small neighborhood sources.
Biosolids that will be applied to land must meet strict regulations and quality standards.
This feature summarizes findings from four WRAPS reports in 2024: Root River, Mississippi River-St. Cloud, Pomme de Terre River, and Mississippi River-Lake Pepin Tributaries.
We have some suggestions for avoiding disposable items, excessive packaging, and single-use plastics when shopping for your everyday needs.
The MPCA is offering rebates to small businesses across the state to buy and sell lead-free fishing tackle, part of the state’s Get the Lead Out program
Environmental information for craft breweries, distilleries, wineries, and cideries, and for home brewers who want to start commercial production.
Kohlman Lake, one of 27 bodies of water to come off the impaired waters list this year, did so with substantial help from the Clean Water Fund.
The MPCA’s Smart Salting program helps cut down on chloride pollution by training snowplow drivers and municipalities to use less salt on the roadways.
Solid waste facilities may close or terminate their permit depending on the solid waste activities occurring at the site.
From the days when raw sewage flowed into rivers and lakes, Minnesota’s water bodies have come a long way. However, there is still work to be done in the restoration and protection of our waters.