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Proposed changes to permits that regulate the state’s largest animal feedlots target nitrate pollution statewide.
Water quality standards are frequently adopted statewide or by ecoregions. These standards can include large areas with different types of water, biological communities and natural water chemistries.
SSTS staff contact information and areas of responsibility.
The MPCA invites the public and manufacturers to provide comments on the reporting and fees rule for products containing PFAS.
Learn what steps you can take to reduce the pollution from small neighborhood sources.
What is a stormwater catch basin, and should I be worried about it?
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.
Guidance on NPDES/SDS construction stormwater requirements
401 Certification process for applying Minnesota water quality standards to federal permitting actions.
Organics recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions and keeps waste out of landfills. MPCA answers commonly asked questions about how and why to participate in organics recycling programs.
These Minnesota sites are registered with the MPCA to accept covered electronic devices for recycling.
The Precision Plating site in north Minneapolis was formerly home to a metal plating facility where solvents and metals were released into the soil and groundwater.
The MPCA offers other types of funding for use by specialists or with more involved eligibility requirements. Funding for site cleanup: Supports the clean up of contaminated properties SSTS…
MPCA rules govern how septic systems are designed, installed, and managed in Minnesota.
Volunteers can search for a lake or stream site that works for them and sign up to monitor it.
An MPCA investigation determined that General Mills violated state rule at its oat processing facility in Fridley on several occasions from 2019 through 2023.
First of a series of MPCA staff profiles. Kevin Stroom conducts research on streams and has published a report about Straight River.
A stormwater system upgrade in Duluth was expanded with the help of an MPCA employee who tapped into available funding. It protects Lake Superior and can serve as an example for other cities and counties.
New Resource Management Report explores how Minnesota could greatly reduce landfill disposal by 2045 through policy changes, major system investments, and performance from emerging technologies.
State Superfund sites are listed on the Minnesota Permanent List of Priorities (PLP) primarily in order to access funding when responsible parties are unwilling or unable to conduct the necessary site investigation and cleanup.