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The MPCA plans to amend Minnesota Rules chapter 7050, which establishes beneficial uses and water quality standards to protect those uses, and designates where the uses occur in waters of the state.

Guidance for MPCA contractor and subcontractors

The Army has proposed a plan for cleaning up contaminated sediment in Round Lake, located within the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) site.

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

Composting your Halloween jack-o'-lantern is a good way to keep it out of the landfill. So is giving it to a local farmer.

We have some suggestions for avoiding disposable items, excessive packaging, and single-use plastics when shopping for your everyday needs.

The MPCA has a variety of educational displays, programs, and materials about chloride pollution. We encourage our partners to utilize these resources to engage with their community.

The MPCA's chloride reduction program assists communities and organizations across Minnesota in identifying sources of chloride.

Minnesota’s extended producer responsibility bill for packaging, food packaging, and paper products requires a producer responsibility organization to reduce the environmental and human health impacts of these materials.

First of a series of MPCA staff profiles. Kevin Stroom conducts research on streams and has published a report about Straight River.

Robyn Dwight is the 2024 winner of the Community Conservationist Award given by the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and MPCA. She helped expand Keep It Clean, which keeps garbage off lake ice.

Trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene have contaminated groundwater and caused vapor intrusion issues at this site.

Minnesota GreenCorps members serving with the City of Minneapolis developed a mini-course for residents about responsible use of deicing salt.

Over decades past, a gas station in Flensburg, Minnesota, leaked petroleum into the soil. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency bought the property and led a cleanup effort, helping restore the site for future use.

Willernie-based Revitri won the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize for its innovative manufactured glass beads

Francesca Crego, or Frannie, fondly recalls bike rides along the Mississippi River’s edge with her family. Growing up in the city, Frannie appreciated the feeling of mysticality brought by the river’…

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This long-term data gathering initiative helps track trends in water bodies around the state. The MPCA is grateful for every volunteer who has dedicated time to monitoring their favorite lake or stream.

Where possible, permit holders must use MPCA's e-Services to apply for reissuance and administrative amendments.

MPCA's recommended review criteria for wastewater treatment facilities that need to perform system maintenance that requires approval to bypass untreated or partially treated domestic wastewater.