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Industrial Finishing Inc. violated several water quality permit conditions relating to required sampling, training, reporting and inspections at its industrial equipment coating and finishing facility in Deer Creek, Minn.

East Side Jersey Dairy Inc., doing business as Prairie Farms Dairy Inc., had several liquid sugar spills they failed to report to the Minnesota Duty Officer in 2022 and 2023. The spills created a potential for harm to the environment and aquatic life had they reached wetlands near the company’s facility in Woodbury, Minnesota.

Central Specialties Inc., based in Alexandria, violated several air permit conditions between 2021 and 2023 for its mobile hot-mix asphalt facility stationed at various locations around the state. Violations included failing to properly maintain pollution control equipment and inadequate recordkeeping and reporting.

In 2009, a federal court ruled that NPDES permits were required for all biological and chemical pesticide applications that leave a residue in water when applications are made in, over, or near waters of the United States.

Companies penalized for improperly releasing polluted stormwater at Xcel Energy’s St. Paul Service Center construction site on the east side of Saint Paul.

The MPCA created a statewide inventory of streams that have been hydrologically modified: channelized, ditched, or impounded

Minnesota rules allow for specific uses (called beneficial uses) of certain materials that otherwise would be classified as solid waste.

In Minnesota, handlers of oil and hazardous substances are required to prepare for potential spills and take steps to prevent them.

3M will use an advanced wastewater treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its Chemical Operations facility in Cottage Grove.

MPCA investigation found that Shearer’s Foods operated without an air permit and submitted incomplete applications during the permit process.

The MPCA works with industry, government, and residents to reduce and manage waste.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of thousands of human-made chemicals that do not break down over time. PFAS are sometimes called “forever chemicals” due to their extreme…

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

Step 3: Requirements for pesticide dischargers

Protecting and restoring water quality is one of the MPCA's core areas of focus.

The Clearwater River Watershed drains an area of 886,600 acres in the Red River of the North basin. The river flows to the northwest and southwest, eventually emptying into Red Lake River near Red Lake Falls.

Sugar beet processing facility emitted higher levels of hydrogen sulfide and particulates than its permit allows between 2020 and 2022. The Polk-Norman-Mahnomen Community Health Board will receive 40% of the $350,000 penalty according to a new Minnesota statute enacted in 2023.

New rules establish a program for the MPCA to collect information about products containing intentionally added PFAS and establish fees to be paid upon submission of required reporting.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for northwest, north central, and northeast Minnesota for Thursday, June 5, until 7 p.m. on Friday, June 6. Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category, which is unhealthy for everyone.

Requirements for discharges from a project site and/or management control site(s).