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Chrome-plating facility in St. Louis Park is the alleged source of pollution in local lakes.
Allows new and expanding wastewater treatment facilities to receive a discharge permit prior to completion of an applicable phosphorus-related TMDL. Through pre-TMDL phosphorus trading a, a new or expanding facility may increase its phosphorus discharge by purchasing a phosphorus reduction from another source.
New easy-to-access trainings help small businesses figure out if they are subject to MPCA regulations, and how to become more sustainable.
Controlling phosphorus is an important part of protecting Minnesota waters.
MPCA evaluates water quality by measuring and monitoring the health of fish, macroinvertebrates, and plants.
Ready-to-run meteorological data suitable for AERMOD.
The MPCA provides workshops and conferences to help solid waste landfill operators get certified and stay up to date.
Find sustainable products for your business with these helpful certification and labeling systems.
Composting organic waste and compostable products creates a valuable product that improves soil fertility, conserves water, and reduces erosion.
A permit by rule (PBR) means a facility or activity meets the requirements outlined in Minnesota rules and is deemed to have obtained a solid waste management facility permit without making application for it.
Best practices for SSTS installations drafted by St. Louis County, Minn., in 2008 based on the experiences of SSTS installers and inspectors.
Improving water quality in Lake George has required treating phosphorus in the water and filtering pollutants out of urban stormwater.
Complying with the MS4 general permit
The Climate Smart Food Systems initiative, funded by the U.S. EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, positions Minnesota as a national model for transforming our food system from farm to freezer.
The MPCA regulates waste, recycling, and disposal activities in Minnesota. MPCA permits are required for the design, construction, and operation of solid waste management facilities where storage, collection, transportation, processing or reuse, conversion, or disposal of solid waste occurs.
Through this Minnesota climate smart food systems (CSFS) grant, the MPCA offered approximately $10 million in grant funding for projects that will expand Minnesota’s infrastructure capacity for composting source-separated organic materials (SSOM) with a focus on wasted food and food scraps.
MPCA plans to amend its 20-year old rules governing land treatment of petroleum-contaminated soil.
The MPCA regulates most aspects of livestock management including the location, design, construction, operation, and management of feedlots and manure-handling facilities.
To obtain coverage under this permit, the owner(s) must document compliance with the criteria for coverage under this general permit, prior to disposal of the uncontaminated concrete.
The amount of hazardous waste you generate will dictate your waste generator status.