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The MPCA is developing a sulfate multi-discharger variance (MDV) for wastewater facilities that are currently unable to meet the state water quality standard for sulfate.

Sustained efforts by cities and water management organizations have restored water quality in two Dakota County lakes.

Clean Water Fund dollars come from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment that Minnesotans approved in 2008.

Financing for wastewater and stormwater projects is available for public entities.

The Rainy River - Headwaters watershed covers 1,890,689 acres, starting in northern Cook and Lake Counties and flowing west/northwesterly into St. Louis County and the Canadian border waters.

The Olmsted Soil and Water Conservation District's Soil Health Farm demonstrates how farmers can benefit from practices that also provide resilience to climate change.

MPCA and the Minnesota Department of Health have sampled more than 3270 private residential wells and 108 non-community public wells (i.e., small businesses, churches, schools) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

New reports detail impairments affecting recreation, and fish and aquatic insect communities in the Redwood River Watershed in southwestern Minnesota.

Smith Foundry has ceased operations at its East Phillips facility after an investigation and settlement with the U.S. EPA that the MPCA supported.

Willernie-based Revitri won the MPCA’s Green and Sustainable Chemistry Prize for its innovative manufactured glass beads

Minnesota’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dropped by 14% between 2005 and 2022, according to a biennial report from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Department of Commerce

The MPCA 401 certification fills a unique niche in protecting water quality by applying state water quality standards to projects.

Excess phosphorus is harming Minnesota waters. Phosphorus comes from both regulated and non-regulated sources. A quarter of Minnesota lakes have high levels of phosphorus, which means that they do…