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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.

Plan’s primary goal is to protect families, communities from PFAS contamination

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.

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

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

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

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

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

New reports detail impairments affecting recreation, and fish and aquatic insect communities in the Redwood River Watershed in southwestern Minnesota.

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

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

The Rainy River - Headwaters watershed covers 1,890,689 acres, starting in northern Cook and Lake Counties and flowing west/northwesterly into St. Louis County and the Canadian border waters.

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

The Olmsted Soil and Water Conservation District's Soil Health Farm demonstrates how farmers can benefit from practices that also provide resilience to climate change.

Smith Foundry has ceased operations at its East Phillips facility after an investigation and settlement with the U.S. EPA that the MPCA supported.