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Pesticide NPDES permit steps to compliance: Terminating pesticide permit

The MPCA monitors water quality in rivers and streams is several different ways around the state.

Findings underscore need to reduce use of “forever chemicals”

An MPCA investigation found that Benson Municipal Utilities failed to conduct required carbon monoxide tests within their permit deadline for their five generators providing emergency power services to the city.

Some facilities may have air emissions low enough to qualify as "insignificant," and not be required to have an air permit.

St. Paul Brass manufactures brass, bronze, and aluminum castings in the Frogtown neighborhood of Saint Paul, an environmental justice area.

The MPCA’s Smart Salting program helps cut down on chloride pollution by training snowplow drivers and municipalities to use less salt on the roadways.

If you want to submit a complaint or report a non-emergency environmental incident, use this online complaint form instead.

Learn what steps you can take to reduce the pollution from small neighborhood sources.

Minnesota prohibits rechargeable batteries and products with non-removable rechargeable batteries from being disposed of in mixed municipal waste.

The kind of permit a facility needs depends on how much air pollution the facility could emit based on its equipment or processes.

Most AST systems that contain liquid capable of polluting the waters of the state are subject to state rules and permits.

Guidance for solid waste facilities

Launched in 2022, the PFAS monitoring plan lays out a path for PFAS monitoring at solid waste, wastewater, and stormwater facilities; hazardous waste landfills; facilities with air emissions; and…

The Lower Minnesota River Watershed includes the lowest reach of the Minnesota River and flows into the Mississippi at Fort Snelling. The second-largest watershed in the Minnesota River Basin, it covers 1,760 square miles, divided by the Minnesota River itself.

Across the state, water softeners contribute significantly to chloride pollution. Here’s how to make sure your water softener isn’t sending excess salt into the environment

The air emissions breakdown/shutdown notification form is required by rule to prevent endangerment of human health or the environment.

General permit intended for facilities using processes including abrasive blasting, brazing, catalytic or thermal oxidizers, dip tanks, injection molding, resin and gel coating, spraying and coating activities, and welding.

Information will support the phase out of nonessential use of “forever chemicals” in Minnesota

It's Septic Smart Week and Minnesota local governments are reporting significant progress in fixing inadequate septic systems around the state.