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The Cloquet River Watershed covers approximately 507,858 acres (794 square miles) and is located within portions of Lake and St. Louis Counties in northeastern Minnesota.
Loans are available to defray the capital costs of installing waste or pollution prevention machinery or equipment.
Minnesota is the first state government in U.S. to use this combination of innovative technologies to address "forever chemicals”
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 2: Consider certifying for No Exposure
The Legislature has given the MPCA the authority to develop rules to protect state environmental resources.
The Blue Earth River begins in northern Iowa and meets with the West Branch Blue Earth River in Faribault County. The watershed includes parts of eight counties in southern Minnesota and four in northern Iowa.
Details for solid waste management facility permit issuance and reissuance.
The Shell Rock River begins at Albert Lea Lake in Freeborn County in south-central Minnesota, a few miles from the Iowa border. It flows 113 miles into Iowa, where it enters the Cedar River. In Minnesota, the Shell Rock drains 246 square miles (160,000 acres), all in Freeborn County.
Minnesota GreenStep Cities is a voluntary challenge, assistance, and recognition program to help cities achieve their sustainability and quality-of-life goals.
Smart Salting is a suite of techniques that minimize the environmental and economic impacts of chloride while still meeting public needs.
One of 12 major watersheds of the Minnesota River Basin, the Watonwan River Watershed covers 878 square miles in south-central Minnesota.
Image Stormwater has an enormous impact on water quality in Minnesota, whether it's runoff from farm fields or from urban hardscapes. Rain and snow…
MPCA policy recommendations for the upcoming legislative session
The MPCA issued the most recent municipal stormwater general permit (MNR040000) in November 2020.
The Otter Tail River Watershed encompasses three different ecoregions, covering more than 1.2 million acres in west-central Minnesota.
Details on major and minor modifications of a solid waste management facility permit.
The MPCA provides financial and technical assistance to local government and other water resource managers to address nonpoint-source water pollution.
Public input is critical to the work that we do. We invite that input by soliciting comments on agency decisions, holding public informational meetings, and more.
The MPCA studies, monitors, and regulates numerous water pollutants to protect human health and the environment. At the state level, three agencies share the monitoring and control of pollutants:the…
Most AST systems that contain liquid capable of polluting the waters of the state are subject to state rules and permits.