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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.
The U.S. EPA has awarded Minnesota $200 million to cut climate pollution from our state’s food systems through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota. The alert runs until 6 p.m. on Monday, June 2. Air quality is expected to reach the red AQI category in northern Minnesota, which is unhealthy for everyone. The rest of the state will reach the orange AQI category, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.
MPCA guidance for evaluating when closed landfills may exit the postclosure care phase.
Surface water assessment grants (SWAG) provide local organizations and citizen volunteers with funds to complete the monitoring needed to meet assessment requirements on Minnesota lakes and streams. Assessment is usually the first step in protecting or restoring surface waters.
Facilities that produce air emissions can benefit by proposing limits on their own operations to avoid certain types of regulatory requirements. You might accept limits to stay under emission…
Water softeners produce much of the chloride that pollutes Minnesota’s waters. An MPCA grant aims to reduce that pollution with water softener replacement rebate programs.
Image Air quality is expected to reach the orange AQI category for all of Minnesota, which is unhealthy for sensitive groups.The Minnesota Pollution…
The MPCA proposes to adopt the U.S. EPA's 2013 national recommended water quality criteria for ammonia as its Class 2 ammonia water quality standards for the protection of aquatic life.
This permit aims to reduce phosphorus discharged by point sources to the Minnesota River Basin. This webpage contains links to the permit and its associated forms and fact sheets.
The MPCA has begun work to implement a groundbreaking new law to remedy Minnesotans’ disproportionate exposure to pollutants.
Climate adaptation is about developing strategies to help human and natural systems become more resilient to the effects of climate change.
The St. Louis River Mercury TMDL will determine mercury reductions needed for lakes and rivers in the St. Louis River watershed.
A 2008 law requires the MPCA to analyze and consider “cumulative levels and effects of past and current pollution” for air permits in a specific part of south Minneapolis.
Under the federal Clean Water Act, states must designate beneficial uses for all waters and develop water quality standards to protect each use.
As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, transparency, certainty, and customer service, the MPCA is improving the way we track and administer permits. These efforts are part of periodical…
We hope to make your monitoring experience as easy and enjoyable as possible. If you have any questions, or don’t find the resources you need, please contact us. 13456: Volunteer water…
Completed rulemaking for changes to reporting requirements for hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
As part of the MN Cup competition, MPCA offers a Sustainable Chemistry Prize of $10,000 to technologies and products that were designed using one or more green chemistry principles or that demonstrate safer or more sustainable chemistry than those already on the market.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is committed to ensuring that every Minnesotan has healthy air, sustainable lands, clean water, and a better climate.