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MPCA investigation shows the city violated its wastewater permit in Freeborn County from April 2021 to April 2023.

MPCA sought proposals from qualified responders for a contract conducting a waste characterization study evaluating the types of materials generated and discarded in Minnesota and their relative prominence in Minnesota’s waste streams.

Image Many commercial buildings in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties are required to recycle at least three of the…

The Lake Superior - South Watershed covers 402,371 acres.

The MPCA amended Minnesota Rules relating to the grant application process for the solid waste management capital assistance program.

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is low-carbon synthetic fuel made from non-petroleum sources that is blended with traditional jet fuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from air transportation.

Guidance for small businesses on reporting air emissions.

The Chippewa River Watershed covers 2,085 square miles and drains portions of eight counties in west central Minnesota.

Forms and guidance for local partners submitting surface water data, QA/QC information and progress reports to MPCA.

In early 2024, Minnesota became the first U.S. state to establish a product stewardship program for boat wrap, which must provide free collection, transportation, reuse, recycling, and disposal.

The Lake Superior - North Watershed covers over 1 million acres in the Northern Lakes and Forest ecoregion.

This page provides assistance for local units of government with development and implementation of their SSTS program.

Product stewardship encourages manufacturers, retailers, and consumers to treat products as resources rather than waste, changing how they think about the products they make, buy, and use.

MPCA is planning new rules governing how the MPCA determines currently unavoidable uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in products.

Study funded by the $850 million settlement that Minnesota reached with 3M in 2018  focused on the area served by the Valley Branch Watershed District’s Project 1007 rainwater conveyance system in the East Metro.

It's Septic Smart Week and Minnesota local governments are reporting significant progress in fixing inadequate septic systems around the state.

All facilities with air permits must submit an annual emissions inventory report to the MPCA that tracks actual emissions of major pollutants at that facility.

Profile of Karl Scheuer, a volunteer with the MPCA's Volunteer Water Monitoring Program

Owners/operators of construction activity must complete several steps before completing a permit application and beginning construction. These steps also help owners/operators determine their eligibility for coverage under the general permit.

The MPCA has withdrawn proposed rules relating to waste treated seeds.