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The Cottonwood River is located in southwestern Minnesota in the counties of Brown, Cottonwood, Lyon, Murray, and Redwood. It begins near Balaton in southwest Lyon County.
Feedlot nutrient and manure management
Groundwater is the source of drinking water for about 75% of all Minnesotans and provides almost all of the water used to irrigate crops. Its purity and availability is critical to the health of the state.
Forms and guidance for local partners submitting surface water data, QA/QC information and progress reports to MPCA.
The MPCA has released the draft 2025 Minnesota Nutrient Reduction Strategy for public review and comment.
Based on volume, construction and demolition debris presents a big opportunity for reducing waste and its environmental effects.
Northshore Mining operates the Peter Mitchell Mine, a taconite ore mining operation, in Babbitt. It sends the ore that it mines there via rail to a processing plant in Silver Bay, which is a separate facility with its own individual air permit.
An individual solid waste permit is tailored to a specific solid waste facility or activity.
For more than 50 years, volunteers have gathered critically important water clarity data on Minnesota lakes and streams.
Information and references for grantees with projects funded by the VW Settlement in Minnesota.
The MPCA's new online training will help small businesses adapt to the effects of climate change and become more resilient.
The MPCA identified a series of policy recommendations for the optimal management of decommissioned solar panels.
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.
The MPCA is planning a new rule governing waste, adopting new rules to implement and govern regulation of the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act.
We Are Water MN travels to Leech Lake, where Raining White works to protect and restore manoomin, or wild rice.
Image The goal of the MPCA's regulatory programs covering hazardous substances and solid waste is to prevent contamination of land, water, and air by…
Permits for wastewater treatment require monthly, quarterly, or annual reporting of discharge monitoring results
It's Septic Smart Week and Minnesota local governments are reporting significant progress in fixing inadequate septic systems around the state.
State Superfund sites are listed on the Minnesota Permanent List of Priorities (PLP) primarily in order to access funding when responsible parties are unwilling or unable to conduct the necessary site investigation and cleanup.
Hear Josh Krenz's story about protecting water in Minnesota at We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water. You can visit the exhibit from March 2 through April 24 at the Sherburne History Center in Becker, Minn.