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The MPCA plans to amend Minnesota Rules chapter 7050, which establishes beneficial uses and water quality standards to protect those uses, and designates where the uses occur in waters of the state.

A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that drains off of it goes into the same place — a river, stream or lake.

Southeastern Minnesota is characterized by an unusual type of geography called karst, where the distinction between groundwater and surface water is blurry.

The MPCA proposes to adopt the U.S. EPA's 2013 national recommended water quality criteria for ammonia as its Class 2 ammonia water quality standards for the protection of aquatic life.

Dakota County is now hosting We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water.

Part 70 Reissuance application formsStarting July 1, 2020, Individual permit holders must use MPCA's e-Services to apply for air permit reissuance.Paper reissuance applications will only be accepted…

Forms and guidance for recordkeeping, submittal, and reporting for air permits.

The MPCA uses the Environmental Quality Information System (EQuIS) to store water quality data from more than 17,000 Minnesota sampling locations.

Three committees are accountable to and advise the full Clean Water Council. Meetings are scheduled and open to the public.

Surface water assessment grants (SWAG) provide local organizations and citizen volunteers with funds to complete the monitoring needed to meet assessment requirements on Minnesota lakes and streams. Assessment is usually the first step in protecting or restoring surface waters.

Any facility that emits air pollutants above certain levels is required to have an air quality permit.

Waterways in the northeastern part of the state are generally in better condition than those in the southern, central, and western regions.

This webpage will not only address potential noncompliance issues for air permittees, but it will help inspectors get all of the necessary information to facilities with one link.

Every two years, MPCA creates a list of impaired waters in the state that do not meet water quality standards.

This committee included a broad range of stakeholders and was charged with providing perspective, input, and advice to the commissioner on MPCA's water fees.

Graphic timeline that outlines how the permitting process and environmental review process progress simultaneously.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will host a public meeting to present information and hear comments on the environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) and feedlot permit for a proposed…

Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.

Information about the work to clean up the pollution from over 100 years of unregulated development and industrial practices.

Trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene have contaminated groundwater and caused vapor intrusion issues at this site.