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MPCA wastewater staff assigned by county.

The MPCA regulates most aspects of livestock management including the location, design, construction, operation, and management of feedlots and manure-handling facilities.

The kind of permit a facility needs depends on how much air pollution the facility could emit based on its equipment or processes.

Residential wood burning has been increasing in Minnesota, both for home heating and recreation.

Rundown of all the PFAS legislative wins from the most recent legislative session.

Minnesota industrial stormwater permittees in certain industries to monitor for PFAS in their stormwater runoff or snow.

For Katy Backes Kozhimannil, water is intrinsically tied to her life’s work. As a professor of public health at the University of Minnesota with a focus on rural communities, she has made it her life…

A program to provide sustainable, longer-term funding a select number watersheds to make measurable and visible progress.

MPCA and the Minnesota Department of Health continue to sample private residential wells, municipal wells, and non-community public wells (e.g., small businesses, churches, schools) in the East Metro area for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Distribution media include both public domain products like aggregate or drainfield rocks, and proprietary products like expanded polystyrene aggregate and chambers.

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

The StormReady designation recognizes the MPCA’s commitment to emergency management planning and continuity of operations during an emergency.

Community wastewater treatment facilities and their operators play a critical role in maintaining a health community and preserving and protecting our waters.

What is the blue-green scum that looks like spilled paint?In lakes that are over-enriched with phosphorus and nitrogen, algae tend to prosper and create algae blooms. Blue-green algae and one type in…

Clean heavy-duty off-road equipment grants fund the replacement of older, more polluting diesel equipment with newer, cleaner technology.

Superfund sites in Minnesota are listed on the Minnesota Permanent List of Priorities (PLP).

Minnesota has a new law that prohibits nonessential use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Sustained efforts by cities and water management organizations have restored water quality in two Dakota County lakes.

Clean Water Fund dollars come from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment that Minnesotans approved in 2008.

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