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Application forms and instructions for applying for wastewater permits.
The MPCA will establish a pilot program providing financial assistance to eligible applicants for the purchase of landscaping and snow-removal equipment powered exclusively by electricity.
The MPCA issued the most recent municipal stormwater general permit (MNR040000) in November 2020.
Permits for wastewater treatment require monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting of discharge monitoring results
Launched in 2022, the PFAS monitoring plan lays out a path for PFAS monitoring at solid waste, wastewater, and stormwater facilities; hazardous waste landfills; facilities with air emissions; and…
The MPCA uses the Environmental Quality Information System (EQuIS) to store water quality data from more than 17,000 Minnesota sampling locations.
The frequent wildfires in California and elsewhere, brought on by climate change, are affecting air quality for thousands of miles. That includes Minnesota.
In early 2024, Minnesota became the first U.S. state to establish a product stewardship program for boat wrap, which must provide free collection, transportation, reuse, recycling, and disposal.
The MPCA plans to amend Minnesota Rules chapter 7152 on the Minnesota Dry Cleaner Reimbursement Account to ensure consistency and compliance with state statutes and rules by updating the reimbursement rates for consultant and contractor services for environmental response action costs.
The triennial standards review (TSR) gives the public a formal opportunity to provide wide-ranging comments about water quality standards.
The MPCA is planning a new rule governing waste, adopting new rules to implement and govern regulation of the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act.
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is low-carbon synthetic fuel made from non-petroleum sources that is blended with traditional jet fuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from air transportation.
MPCA is planning new rules governing air quality, establishing new rules for odor management plan requirements.
The MPCA has adopted amended rules relating to when maintenance of a closed landfill should end.
The 2015 Legislature directed the MPCA to simplify the regulation and administration of work on building sewers connected to septic systems.
Businesses with low levels of actual emissions can submit a simplified permit application and obtain a registration permit, with greater flexibility to make changes as long as they continue to maintain permit requirements.
Financing is available for public entities in Minnesota to expand or improve stormwater infrastructure.
This page provides assistance for local units of government with development and implementation of their SSTS program.
The MPCA amended Minnesota Rules relating to the grant application process for the solid waste management capital assistance program.
Product stewardship encourages manufacturers, retailers, and consumers to treat products as resources rather than waste, changing how they think about the products they make, buy, and use.