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Owners/operators of construction activity must complete several steps before completing a permit application and beginning construction. These steps also help owners/operators determine their eligibility for coverage under the general permit.
AccessibilityThe Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is committed to accessibility on its website. As part of that commitment, the MPCA makes every effort to comply with the State of Minnesota…
The MPCA monitors and assesses lakes around the state to determine if they meet water quality standards.
The Minnesota State Implementation Plan (SIP) is focused on the six criteria air pollutants regulated by national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS): ground-level ozone, fine particles, lead, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide.
Communities facing the impacts of air pollution will soon have new resources to understand and improve the air quality in their neighborhoods after the MPCA awarded $…
New MPCA report monitors PFAS sources and movement, provides direction for preventing and managing PFAS pollution.
This committee included a broad range of stakeholders and was charged with providing perspective, input, and advice to the commissioner on MPCA's water fees.
Phosphorus management plans help wastewater treatment facility operators and managers evaluate pollution prevention and and management options that can reduce the amount of phosphorus discharged to Minnesota waters.
The MPCA has a mobile air monitoring program that allows the agency to respond faster to community air quality concerns across the state. The mobile air monitor collects data in areas where permanent…
Volunteers can search for a lake or stream site that works for them and sign up to monitor it.
Resources for wastewater clients.
State agencies support Minnesota's sustainable purchasing efforts by using state contracts.
Surface water assessment grants (SWAG) provide local organizations and citizen volunteers with funds to complete the monitoring needed to meet assessment requirements on Minnesota lakes and streams. Assessment is usually the first step in protecting or restoring surface waters.
MPCA sought proposals from qualified environmental contractors for a contract to support the agency's Watershed Division on statewide, basin-wide, water body, and watershed scale projects.
Volunteers across Minnesota’s 87 counties have been collecting pine needles from coniferous trees in their neighborhoods to help the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency better understand how to protect Minnesotans from PFAS pollution.
This year’s forum will focus on ways to reduce nitrogen in Minnesota’s water, and ways that agricultural and urban partners are working together to improve water quality.
This watershed is located in the southeastern tip of Minnesota, known for its scenic bluffs. More than 900,000 acres drain to the Mississippi River at Reno, Minn., but only 117,000 of those acres are in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency places members with host sites throughout Minnesota each year. Members serve full-time for 11 months (Sept. 2026 through Aug. 20227) at environmental nonprofits, government agencies, and educational institutions.
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.
Understanding small-scale differences in air pollution is important for minimizing exposure to harmful air pollutants, particularly for vulnerable communities.