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Hutchinson Utilities exceeded its permit limit for particulate matter during an air quality performance test. High levels of particulates are known to cause environmental harm and health problems.
Technical assistance to small, rural, and Tribal wastewater facilities
PolyMet Mining plans to develop a mine and processing plant to extract copper, nickel, and precious metals.
Wild rice is an important part of the biological community in many Minnesota lakes, streams, and wetlands, and a cultural resource to many, particularly members of the Dakota and Ojibwe Tribal Nations in Minnesota.
Chloride is a problem for wastewater facilities and stormwater permittees.
In October 2023, New Ulm Steel failed a noise test at its facility. New Ulm Steel was also fined for dust escaping the facility and settling on a public road.
For related studies and Technical Advisory Team meeting notes, visit this document sharing site.
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.
The Buffalo River Watershed covers more than 1,100 square miles in portions of Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, and Wilkin counties, with a small portion of its headwaters in the White Earth Reservation.
MPCA investigation shows the city violated its wastewater permit in Freeborn County from April 2021 to April 2023.
DENCO II LLC failed a stack test in April, 2024, that showed that the facility exceeded its permit limit for particulate matter by more than 170%.
The Upper Red River of the North Watershed drains an area of 371,689 acres in the Glacial Lake Agassiz Plain, while the extreme southeastern portion of the basin lies in the North Central Hardwoods ecoregion. The Red River begins its course just below Breckenridge, Minn.
Cities fined over $12,000 apiece for municipal wastewater violations
The MPCA fined Heron Lake BioEnergy $18,174 for failing to properly maintain safety controls and inspect storage tanks on its property.
The capped emission permit is designed for non-complex facilities that do not require site-specific permit conditions.
Initial screening information for a contaminant of emerging concern, Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid.
What is a stormwater catch basin, and should I be worried about it?
The discharges in summer 2024 happened during the construction of the MnDOT truck facility in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Wastewater treatment plant in Elk River paid a $15,000 fine for consistently discharging fecal coliform and phosphorus into nearby Tibbets Brook.
Violated Minnesota rules and federal standards on several occasions at a barley malting facility located in Moorhead, Minnesota.