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In rules, an incorporation by reference states that the contents of another document are part of the rule, even though the text of the referenced document does not appear in the rule itself.
The MPCA identified a series of policy recommendations for the optimal management of decommissioned solar panels.
Lead-free fishing tackle is not a novelty. We provide this list of vendors that manufacture, retail, or supply nontoxic fishing weights.
Permit applications must include detailed emissions calculations to help determine which permit type or permit amendment is needed.
Composting organic waste and compostable products creates a valuable product that improves soil fertility, conserves water, and reduces erosion.
A training and certification program for evaluating aquatic life in Minnesota’s rivers and streams.
The MPCA and its many partners collect a wide variety of data on environmental conditions and pollution sources.
The Snake River begins its 50-mile course in Marshall County and drains an area of 611,800 acres. The Snake River Watershed lies within Marshall, Polk, and Pennington Counties in NW Minnesota.
The St. Louis River Mercury TMDL will determine mercury reductions needed for lakes and rivers in the St. Louis River watershed.
July is Lakes Appreciation Month! If you love Minnesota lakes and want to help protect them, sign up to be a volunteer water monitor for the MPCA.
Businesses like grocery, liquor, and convenience stores depend on refrigeration systems. Some of these systems, however, can prove expensive to operate and harmful to the environment.
Heartland Corn Products failed emission stack tests in November 2021 and February 2022 for volatile organic compounds and particulates at its ethanol production facility in Winthrop, Minn.
An air emissions risk analysis estimates the potential human health risks from air pollution emitted by a facility.
Resources for wastewater clients.
The MPCA’s Smart Salting program helps cut down on chloride pollution by training snowplow drivers and municipalities to use less salt on the roadways.
The TMDL is based on 62 impairments for turbidity and total suspended solids along the Minnesota River and its tributaries and in the Greater Blue Earth River basin.
The environmental justice advisory group (EJAG) advises the MPCA commissioner on the implementation of the agency's environmental justice framework, provides feedback on its effectiveness, and offers suggestions for future improvements.
Organizations that want to reuse materials in ways not classified as standing beneficial uses must apply to the MPCA for a case specific beneficial use.
The 2015 Legislature directed the MPCA to simplify the regulation and administration of work on building sewers connected to septic systems.
The Leech Lake River Watershed consists of approximately 854,659 acres (1,335 sq. miles) in the northern part of the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The watershed includes parts of Beltrami, Cass, and Hubbard counties and the Leech Lake Reservation (Leech Lake Band of Chippewa).