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Cleaner water is taking hold across Minnesota this Earth Day as farmers and communities scale up solutions that protect rivers, strengthen soil, and build resilience from headwaters to downstream lakes.

MPCA online services give users online access to apply for permits and licenses, submit required information, and pay fees and invoices.

Pollutant and runoff maps and data for major watersheds; watershed monitoring and assessment reports.

Chloride is a problem for wastewater facilities and stormwater permittees.

Recycling market development works to expand end markets and boost the demand for recycled materials.

Removing of an old dam and restoring a creek's curves are improving habitat and water quality in the Pomme de Terre River Watershed.

Located in south-central Minnesota, the Le Sueur River flows 111 miles through a gently rolling landscape, most of it farmland, until it cuts down through high bluffs to the Blue Earth River.

Lights, camera, antics! Students at Century College script and produce a fun video as part of their coursework.

Shopping for a new wood stove? Remember that new stoves and outdoor boilers must be certified to new 2020 emission standards to be sold in Minnesota.

These Minnesota sites are registered with the MPCA to accept covered electronic devices for recycling.

Image Climate change continues to have a destructive impact on Minnesota’s infrastructure, presenting a direct threat to our homes, businesses, roads…

Nearly all feedlot owners are required to register with the state and update their registration information every four years, unless they have applied for a permit recently. This page includes information about how to register.

Details on Minnesota state contracts with businesses that provide environmental emergency response services.

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

Before Laura Mendoza Romero got involved with shoreline restoration, she remembers going on boat rides and seeing all the different landscapes along the shore. Some houses you could barely see…

A project to address excess sediment and turbidity in the Mississippi River, from Fort Snelling at St. Paul to upper Lake Pepin at Red Wing, based on a site-specific standard developed by the MPCA and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

BMPs required to manage the slurry to comply with Minnesota statute and agency rules to protect water quality.

Two small creeks in the Nemadji River watershed are cleaner, and some fish have returned, after restoration work that the MPCA took part in.

Designing stormwater systems to handle the challenges of climate change differs in every community across the state. Here’s how one community is meeting that challenge

Resources for recycling market development