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Approximately 41,204 miles of streams in Minnesota (49.6% of the total) have been altered in some way by humans. Channelizing, ditching, and damming projects have changed the natural course of…
The MPCA takes reasonable measures to ensure meaningful communication with individuals who are not proficient in English.
The MPCA is committed to delivering a pollution reduction program that benefits all Minnesotans and works diligently to incorporate their ideas and opinions into our projects and plans. To develop…
The MPCA recognized 236 wastewater facilities for outstanding operations in 2024.
The MPCA identified a series of policy recommendations for the optimal management of decommissioned solar panels.
Completed rulemaking for changes to reporting requirements for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
The Duluth Urban Area Watershed is a focused geographic area designed to recognize the complexity and challenges in an urban center with a water-rich environment. It is defined by a series of small watersheds that are portions of three major watersheds.
Minnesota state agencies and local governments are working together to protect drinking water supplies.
In Minnesota, commercial entities that produce any amount of hazardous waste are regulated as hazardous-waste "generators."
An electronics collector is a public or private entity that receives electronic devices from households and arranges for the delivery of the devices to a recycler. In Minnesota, electronics…
The capped emission permit is designed for non-complex facilities that do not require site-specific permit conditions.
General permit intended for facilities using processes including abrasive blasting, brazing, catalytic or thermal oxidizers, dip tanks, injection molding, resin and gel coating, spraying and coating activities, and welding.
The MPCA fined Cabinetworks Group’s Waconia facility, Wood Products, $11,520 for violations of its air permit.
The Minnesota portion of the Roseau River watershed covers 774,197 acres; an additional 594,560 acres are across the U.S. border in Canada.
The Minnesota River - Mankato Watershed covers 861,886 acres across Cottonwood, Brown, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Nicollet, Blue Earth, and Le Sueur counties in south-central Minnesota.
Investments in electric vehicle charging stations around Minnesota.
MPCA plans to amend its 20-year old rules governing land treatment of petroleum-contaminated soil.
MPCA has developed a draft wastewater permit for the MagIron LLC facility near Grand Rapids, Minn. The facility will process former natural iron ore mining waste material into high-grade, low-impurity iron ore concentrate at the site and supply electric arc furnace steelmaking.
The Chippewa River Watershed covers 2,085 square miles and drains portions of eight counties in west central Minnesota.
MPCA recognized 253 municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants for outstanding operations in 2023.