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Application forms and instructions for applying for wastewater permits.
Kate Knuth's career in addressing climate change, which took her to the Minnesota Capitol as a state legislator, has now led her to the MPCA as its new climate director.
MPCA established a network of long-term biological monitoring stations that represent a variety of stream types in their most natural condition.
Our climate has already changed and will continue to change. Minnesotans are feeling impacts of climate change, from higher temperatures, more extreme storms with intense flooding, and changes in our…
Feedlot nutrient and manure management
Whether they are called sloughs, swamps, bogs, or potholes, these are all wetlands and they provide many environmental benefits and contribute to watershed health. Though Minnesota has lost almost half of its wetland acreage over time, the quality of the remaining wetlands is good overall.
The MPCA 401 certification fills a unique niche in protecting water quality by applying state water quality standards to projects.
Approximately $1.3 million in funding was available for local climate action planning and implementation projects.
Projects will reduce the amount of waste entering landfills, benefiting the environment and local economies.
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…
The Upper Iowa River is a 156-mile-long tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Mower County in southeastern Minnesota near the Iowa border. It then flows south through three Iowa counties before flowing into the Mississippi. It drains nearly 641,000 acres (1,005 square miles).
Information about a variety of initiatives in Minnesota related to PFAS pollution.
The Lower Des Moines River Watershed is located in southwestern Minnesota. It covers approximately 703,000 acres.
MPCA evaluates water quality by measuring and monitoring the health of fish, macroinvertebrates, and plants.
Training resources for feedlot officers in Minnesota.
In Minnesota, wastewater treatment operators must be certified to ensure that facilities meet operational requirements.
The Zumbro River Watershed covers more than 900,000 acres and reaches parts of six counties in southeast Minnesota (Olmsted, Dodge, Steele, Rice, Goodhue, and Wabasha). Rochester, one of Minnesota's largest cities, is located in the southeast quadrant of the watershed.
The Bois de Sioux River Watershed covers 718,685 acres, and includes the drainage basins of Lake Traverse and the Bois de Sioux River.
The MPCA had at least $1 million to support projects that will build lasting capacity to preserve standing tree stock and manage increasing volumes of wood waste.
MPCA permits are required to both build and operate landfills in Minnesota.