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Coal tar-based sealants can no longer be sold or applied legally in Minnesota as of 2014.
Grantees must follow guidance to fund only eligible activities and expenses.
The MPCA provides funding to local partners to assist with intensive water quality monitoring at approximately 130 long-term river and stream monitoring sites.
Minnesota state agencies and local governments are working together to protect drinking water supplies.
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Studies of Minnesota’s waters show that contaminants of emerging concern are widespread in the state’s lakes and rivers.
A cumulative impacts analysis provides a comprehensive look at all burdens that affect a community or neighborhood.
Recycling market development works to expand end markets and boost the demand for recycled materials.
The MPCA has developed guidance on a number of topics to assist real estate developers, environmental engineers, remediation consultants, and others in addressing brownfields and contaminated sites.…
Part 70 Reissuance application formsStarting July 1, 2020, Individual permit holders must use MPCA's e-Services to apply for air permit reissuance.Paper reissuance applications will only be accepted…
MPCA rules govern how septic systems are designed, installed, and managed in Minnesota.
In its online format, Minnesota's Stormwater Manual offers the latest in stormwater management, including BMPs, models, and regulations.
Disposing of wastes from a natural disaster or large fire
Nitrogen management plans help operators of wastewater treatment facilities understand the inputs of nitrogen to their facilities and evaluate options that can reduce the amount of nitrogen discharged.
Some facilities may have air emissions low enough to qualify as "insignificant," and not be required to have an air permit.
Certain types of permits and approvals to conduct solid waste activities require a notification to the MPCA of the intent to perform the specified solid waste activity.
Cumulative impacts are the combined effects of current and past pollution and other stressors and how they impact the health, well-being, and quality of life of residents in those communities. The cumulative effects process is how we in Minnesota account for and begin to correct environmental injustices.
Image Stormwater has an enormous impact on water quality in Minnesota, whether it's runoff from farm fields or from urban hardscapes. Rain and snow…
Nitrogen, like phosphorus, is a nutrient that pollutes in state waters, and its concentration in many rivers has been increasing from historic natural levels over time due to human influences.…
MPCA policy recommendations for the upcoming legislative session