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Pesticide NPDES permit steps to compliance Step 4: Report adverse pesticide incidents

The Mississippi River - Grand Rapids Watershed covers 1,3 million acres and contains 1,908 miles of stream/rivers and 552 lakes greater than 10 acres. The watershed drainage comprises parts of the counties of Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Itasca, and St. Louis.

The Rum River Watershed covers 997,060 acres in east-central Minnesota, covering parts of Aitkin, Crow Wing, Morrison, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Benton, Isanti, Chisago, Sherburne, and Anoka counties.

Guidance pertaining to the investigation and cleanup of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants.

“Area C” is the name given to Ford Motor Company’s former industrial waste dump on the floodplain of the Mississippi River, at the base of the bluff below the former Twin Cities Assembly Plant in Saint Paul.

The Mississippi River - Winona Watershed covers 419,200 acres in the southeast Minnesota counties of Wabasha, Winona, and Olmsted. A majority of the watershed is cropland, with forest and grassland covering large portions as well.

The enduring nature of PFAS in the environment makes it important to give special consideration to products containing PFAS when it comes time to throw them out.

The Snake River Watershed is located north of the Twin Cities in the St. Croix River Basin and encompasses 1,006 square miles in five counties: Aitkin, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, and Isanti.

MPCA established a network of long-term biological monitoring stations that represent a variety of stream types in their most natural condition.

Salt is commonly over-applied, sending too much chloride into our waterways and wreaking havoc on fish and other wildlife.

In 2010, the MPCA began receiving public inquiries about projects to mine silica sand for use in hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” a drilling method used for natural gas and oil wells.

The Soiled Undies exhibit at the Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair might look off-putting at first, but it's a good demonstration of the importance of soil health and how healthy soil can help the environment.

The Lower St. Croix Watershed covers 585,735 acres and is located in northwest Wisconsin and east-central Minnesota.

Healthy land and soil is essential for thriving Minnesota communities. It drives economic development and opportunity, improves our health, and contributes to clean water for drinking and recreation…

Ten TMDL projects undertaken in the Lower St. Croix River Watershed to address nutrient, biota, bacteria, and other impairments.

Technical assistance to small, rural, and Tribal wastewater facilities

Edina-based startup, Naware, recently took the $10,000 Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize, sponsored by the MPCA as part of the MN Cup, for combining two unlikely technologies to replace herbicides in lawncare with a more environmentally friendly alternative.

Environmental information and resources for the aggregate industry.

The Minnesota portion of the Roseau River watershed covers 774,197 acres; an additional 594,560 acres are across the U.S. border in Canada.

The MPCA is leading multiple initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.