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Planned amendments to Minn. Rules ch. 7050 affect the Class 1 beneficial use, which protects waters (both surface and groundwater) used as a source for domestic consumption.

The MPCA amended Minnesota Rules relating to the grant application process for the solid waste management capital assistance program.

Under the federal Clean Water Act, states must designate beneficial uses for all waters and develop water quality standards to protect each use.

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.

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

State and federal permits and regulations that are designed to protect groundwater and surface water (lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands) apply to specific facilities and processes that could pose…

$4.85 million to run community air monitoring projects in the 7-county Metropolitan Area (counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington).

Approximately $995,000 was available to develop, administer, and fund a financial assistance program for electric-powered landscaping and snow removal equipment. The goal of this grant is to reduce emissions and ground level exposure to air pollution in Environmental Justice areas.

Guidance and recommendations for local officials dealing with public health issues related to blue-green algae.

The MPCA provides financial and technical assistance to local government and other water resource managers to address nonpoint-source water pollution.

Water softeners produce much of the chloride that pollutes Minnesota’s waters. An MPCA grant aims to reduce that pollution with water softener replacement rebate programs.

The MPCA uses the EQuIS database to store and manage monitoring data and associated laboratory results from streams, lakes, groundwater, ambient air, soil, sediment, and gas, collected through MPCA programs and partnerships.

The MPCA Brownfield Program is a fee-for-service program that provides assistance to promote the investigation, cleanup, and redevelopment of property that is contaminated with petroleum and hazardous substances.

Minnesota is the first state to require producers fund boat wrap collection and recycling.

MPCA guidance for evaluating when closed landfills may exit the postclosure care phase.

Contaminated land creates significant problems for our health, environment, and economy in Minnesota. By cleaning up problem areas and protecting against future contamination, we can make land safe…

Resources for wastewater clients.

State will begin engagement next month on an updated framework set to be released in 2025

For more than 50 years, volunteers have gathered critically important water clarity data on Minnesota lakes and streams.

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…