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Building material reuse and recycling

Reusing and recycling materials from construction and demolition (C&D) can help address pressing disposal and contamination issues in Minnesota, and have significant economic and environmental benefits.

Step 4: Report adverse pesticide incidents

Pesticide NPDES permit steps to compliance Step 4: Report adverse pesticide incidents

Land housekeeping amendments

The MPCA administers programs that are governed by 45 chapters of rules. The MPCA periodically conducts a “housekeeping” rulemaking to make minor corrections and clarifications to the rules or to repeal rules that have become obsolete.

MPCA 401 certification process

401 Certification process for applying Minnesota water quality standards to federal permitting actions.

Painting, coating, or stripping surfaces

Environmental information and permits that affect businesses that paint, coat, or strip surfaces.

MPCA water quality fees

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is planning amendments to rules governing water quality fees (Minn. R. ch. 7002 and 7083).

Wastewater and stormwater financial assistance

Financing for wastewater and stormwater projects is available for public entities.

MPCA completes 118 enforcement cases in second half of 2023

The MPCA closed 118 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2023.

Disposing of urban wood

Wood waste from trees in the Twin Cities and other urban areas in Minnesota is a growing problem and highlights the need for more efforts to make use of this urban wood.

Extension

A permit extension notification allows transfer stations and source-separated organic material (SSOM) compost facilities to apply for an extension of their permit without a complete permit reissuance application.

Step 2: Certify for no exposure

Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 2: Consider certifying for No Exposure

Red River of the North - Marsh River

The Red River of the North - Marsh River Watershed is part of the Red River Basin in northwestern Minnesota and southeastern North Dakota.

Climate change adaptation

Climate adaptation identifies strategies and actions that help human and natural systems cope with and become more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

Climate Action Framework update builds on past successes, calls for accelerating climate action

The 2026 Climate Action Framework prioritizes reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting Minnesotans

MPCA shares proposed multi-agency protocol for fish kills

Public invited to comment on draft guidance A fish kill at Trout Valley Creek near Minneiska. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today released a…

Purchasing resources for government

Join the Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV)Through the Cooperative Purchasing Venture (CPV), eligible entities can purchase goods, certain services and utilities from contracts established for…

Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke for Tuesday, July 29, through Wednesday, July 30, for north and central Minnesota

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for north and central Minnesota. The alert runs until 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30. Fine particle levels are expected to reach the red air quality index (AQI) category, a level considered unhealthy for everyone, across north central, northwest, northeast, and east central Minnesota, and the orange AQI category, a level considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, across central, east central, west central, north central, and northwest Minnesota.