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MPCA's recommended review criteria for wastewater treatment facilities that need to perform system maintenance that requires approval to bypass untreated or partially treated domestic wastewater.

MPCA evaluates water quality by measuring and monitoring the health of fish, macroinvertebrates, and plants.

Details on major and minor modifications of a solid waste management facility permit.

Improving water quality in Lake George has required treating phosphorus in the water and filtering pollutants out of urban stormwater.

Three committees are accountable to and advise the full Clean Water Council. Meetings are scheduled and open to the public.

Dem-Con Landfill proposes to build a new municipal solid waste landfill at its environmental campus near Shakopee. It plans to convert 2.2 million cubic yards covering an approximately 81-acre fill area of its permitted construction and demolition landfill into a new municipal solid waste landfill. The creation of a new MSW landfill of this size requires the project to go through the environmental impact statement process.

Planned amendments to Minn. Rules ch. 7050 affect the Class 1 beneficial use, which protects waters (both surface and groundwater) used as a source for domestic consumption.

Central Bi-Products emitted higher levels of hydrogen sulfide than is allowed, causing odor complaints in the community of Long Prairie and resulting in a $3 million fine. Central Bi-Products has agreed to spend a minimum of $4.4 million on a supplemental environmental project that will improve its wastewater treatment.

Distribution media include both public domain products like aggregate or drainfield rocks, and proprietary products like expanded polystyrene aggregate and chambers.

Septic system owners are responsible for system maintenance. Properly maintaining a septic system will extend its life.

When leaves fall on streets, sidewalks, and other hardscapes in urban areas, they wash into the storm drains and end up in lakes and rivers where they feed algae growth. The algae then decomposes and uses up oxygen that fish and native plants need.

A series of new culverts in Lake County reconnect brook trout habitat and provide resilience to climate change for area roads.

A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that drains off of it goes into the same place — a river, stream or lake.

Emissions generated from gasoline and diesel powered vehicles are the greatest source of air pollution in Minnesota

Minnesota is a national leader in keeping mercury out of the environment.

Image Facilities with one or more aboveground storage tank (AST) with a total capacity of one million gallons or more must obtain a major facility…

Facilities that have site-specific state implementation plan (SIP) requirements may make changes to their operations that require changes to either their Administrative Order or Title I SIP…

From the days when raw sewage flowed into rivers and lakes, Minnesota’s water bodies have come a long way. However, there is still work to be done in the restoration and protection of our waters.

MPCA has released the first in a series of reports on industrial uses of PFAS in Minnesota and identifying alternatives.

Important details to help make your e-Service administrative submittal go as smoothly as possible.