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In Minnesota, handlers of oil and hazardous substances are required to prepare for potential spills and take steps to prevent them.
A waste is any material that can no longer be used for its original intended purpose. The type of waste generated can include recyclables, solid waste, and hazardous wastes, which may be subject to specific management and disposal requirements.
The MPCA closed 118 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2023.
Use these checklists to speed review and approval of wastewater design documents
PFAS are persistent and problematic chemicals that are found throughout the environment and not just in areas where large quantities have been manufactured, disposed of, or spilled. PFAS are…
The MPCA completed 78 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2025, for a total of 146 for the year.
MPCA is planning new rules governing air quality, establishing new rules for odor management plan requirements.
Vapor intrusion occurs when chemical vapors migrate from contaminated groundwater through the soil into the basements or foundations of buildings.
Industrial stormwater steps to compliance Step 6: Meet requirements
Learn what you can do to protect yourself and your community from environmental problems caused by flooding.
The MPCA regulates the design, construction, and operation of treatment facilities for municipal and industrial wastewater in Minnesota.
Residents' guide to stormwater permitting.
When food spoils or is thrown away before we eat it, the resources that went into creating the food are wasted.
The Clean Water Act established the framework for creating water quality standards and continues to help us protect Minnesota's prized lakes and rivers.
The MPCA completed 68 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, hazardous waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2025.
Minnesota's strategic, coordinated approach to protecting families and communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Chloride is a problem for wastewater facilities and stormwater permittees.
Complying with the MS4 general permit
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance Step 4: Create SWPPP, choose BMPs
Cleanup and recovery from a natural disaster depends on local units of government to guide and direct residents to ensure the effective and efficient disposal of wastes in accordance with statutes, rules, and guidelines.