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Many residents have questions and concerns about loud noises or unpleasant odors that may be associated with industries or businesses in their community.
CAP provides financial and technical assistance to local governments to encourage investment in the proper management of solid waste.
Conditionally exempt facilities do not need an air quality permit if they follow specific requirements.
The air emissions breakdown/shutdown notification form is required by rule to prevent endangerment of human health or the environment.
The MPCA provides financial and technical assistance to local government and other water resource managers to address nonpoint-source water pollution.
Environmental information and permits that affect metal fabrication and finishing businesses.
MPCA investigation determined that construction sediment was discharged into the Blue Earth River and a county ditch.
The MPCA's chloride reduction program assists communities and organizations across Minnesota in identifying sources of chloride.
MPCA had approximately $1 million for projects that increase the efficiency or effectiveness of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, or composting programs in Greater Minnesota.
The MPCA studies Minnesota's solid waste composition and processes to inform policy recommendations, legislative proposals, education and outreach messages, and waste reduction efforts.
Environmental information and resources for gas stations.
Demonstration/research projects (DRPs) allow permittees to explore potential beneficial uses or new methods of solid waste management through a limited-scale project.
The MPCA closed 118 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2023.
Stormwater runoff is a leading source of water pollution, and the state general permit is designed to reduce the amount of sediment and other pollutants entering state waters.
The fines stem from a release of sediment-laden water into a county ditch, and subsequent failures to notify, repair, and report on the incident.
Water quality trading is a market-based approach to the protection and restoration of surface waters, another tool to be used in conjunction with existing voluntary, regulatory, and financial assistance programs.
Completed rulemaking for changes to reporting requirements for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
MPCA permits are required for extensions, additions, or other modifications to sanitary sewer collection systems that result in new or increased discharges of pollutants.
Details on sampling and monitoring requirements of your industrial stormwater permit.
The MPCA fined Heron Lake BioEnergy $18,174 for failing to properly maintain safety controls and inspect storage tanks on its property.