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MPCA releases initial environmental assessment worksheet for a new municipal solid waste landfill proposed by Dem-Con at its environmental campus near Shakopee.
Privacy rightsSeveral federal and state laws protect your privacy rights regarding the information the MPCA has about you. At times, an MPCA staff member may ask you to provide information about…
Surface water assessment grants (SWAG) provide local organizations and citizen volunteers with funds to complete the monitoring needed to meet assessment requirements on Minnesota lakes and streams. Assessment is usually the first step in protecting or restoring surface waters.
Profile on Bridging, a Twin Cities based nonprofit that keeps goods with more life out of landfills and that donates them to families in need.
Environmental information and permits that affect wood-finishing industries.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 3: Facilities requiring permit coverage must assess for pollutants at the facility
The new commercial organics collection will service a 20- to 30-stop route across both Hubbard and Beltrami counties.
Guidance for solid waste facilities
We offer various levels of training on a variety of topics including salt application, wastewater operator training and hazardous waste.
Nearly all feedlot owners are required to register with the state and update their registration information every four years, unless they have applied for a permit recently. This page includes information about how to register.
MPCA collects information about the sale and use of greenhouse gases with high global warming potential.
Young Life Castaway Club violated several wastewater regulations, mainly modifying wastewater treatment systems without approval, between 2019 and 2022 at its youth and family camp on Pelican Lake, just south of Detroit Lakes. These violations carry serious risks of harm to the environment.
A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that drains off of it goes into the same place — a river, stream or lake.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 2: Consider certifying for No Exposure
Solid waste facilities may close or terminate their permit depending on the solid waste activities occurring at the site.
Under the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act, the MPCA wishes to shift the responsibility for paying for collection and recycling of "covered electronic devices" away from the public sector, specifically local government.
An individual solid waste permit is tailored to a specific solid waste facility or activity.
The MPCA has adopted amended rules relating to when maintenance of a closed landfill should end.
Resources for wastewater clients.
The U.S. EPA approved Minnesota's Statewide Mercury Total Maximum Daily Load study in March 2007.