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Climate adaptation identifies strategies and actions that help human and natural systems cope with and become more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

Minnesota rules identify 16 standing beneficial uses for which waste generators or end users can simply follow the applicable rules without contacting the MPCA.

Do not throw any hazardous waste in the trash; instead, bring it to a local collection site. Each county in Minnesota administers a household hazardous waste program to help prevent hazardous chemicals from getting into the environment and harming human health.

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

In rules, an incorporation by reference states that the contents of another document are part of the rule, even though the text of the referenced document does not appear in the rule itself.

Distribution media include both public domain products like aggregate or drainfield rocks, and proprietary products like expanded polystyrene aggregate and chambers.

Septic system owners are responsible for system maintenance. Properly maintaining a septic system will extend its life.

ECSWC is applying for a 10-year permit to add MSW capacity to its currently permitted landfill near Mora while conducting environmental review for the unpermitted areas of its landfill expansion.

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

Financial assistance for SSTS work is targeted to units of local government.

Create an editable spreadsheet of details about your facility to make calculations of emissions.

The Rapid River watershed covers 573,060 acres in northern Minnesota. Over 79% of the land in the watershed is owned or managed by state entities.

The Keep It Clean campaign, a 2023 Minnesota law, and many partners working together are adding up to less garbage and waste left behind on frozen lakes.

Under the federal Clean Water Act, states must designate beneficial uses for all waters and develop water quality standards to protect each use.

Solid waste facilities may close or terminate their permit depending on the solid waste activities occurring at the site.

Minnesota has revised state water quality standards to incorporate a tiered aquatic life use (TALU) framework for rivers and streams.

Businesses like grocery, liquor, and convenience stores depend on refrigeration systems. Some of these systems, however, can prove expensive to operate and harmful to the environment.

The MPCA completed 75 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2024.

Complaints of discrimination will be investigated

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