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Following the 2024 legislative session, the MPCA was charged with appointing a 15-member task force to advise the agency on policy and program opportunities that would increase the recovery of critical materials from end-of-life products.
Three committees are accountable to and advise the full Clean Water Council. Meetings are scheduled and open to the public.
Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.
The East Fork Des Moines River Watershed covers 839,518 acres, which includes Minnesota's Martin and Jackson counties.
Proposed changes to permits that regulate the state’s largest animal feedlots target nitrate pollution statewide.
The 2026 Climate Action Framework prioritizes reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting Minnesotans
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 2: Consider certifying for No Exposure
SSTS staff contact information and areas of responsibility.
An air emissions risk analysis estimates the potential human health risks from air pollution emitted by a facility.
In Minnesota, handlers of oil and hazardous substances are required to prepare for potential spills and take steps to prevent them.
Resources for the dry cleaning industry
Nitrogen, like phosphorus, is a nutrient that pollutes in state waters, and its concentration in many rivers has been increasing from historic natural levels over time due to human influences.…
Trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene have contaminated groundwater and caused vapor intrusion issues at this site.
When leaves fall on streets, sidewalks, and other hardscapes in urban areas, they wash into the storm drains and end up in lakes and rivers where they feed algae growth. The algae then decomposes and uses up oxygen that fish and native plants need.
Underground storage tank (UST) facilities must designate owners, operators, or employees as Class A, Class B, and Class C operators.
Financing is available for public entities in Minnesota to expand or improve stormwater infrastructure.
Protecting and restoring water quality is one of the MPCA's core areas of focus.
MPCA completed 100 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the first half of 2024
The Minnesota River - Headwaters Watershed covers 487,015 acres in the Prairie Parkland ecoregion of southwestern Minnesota. Portions of Traverse, Big Stone, Swift, Lac qui Parle, Stevens, and Chippewa counties drain the watershed.
Minnesota rivers are shrinking in the drought; some have their lowest flows in decades. What will be the long term effects?