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Minnesota is the first state government in U.S. to use this combination of innovative technologies to address "forever chemicals”

Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance: Step 2: Consider certifying for No Exposure

Loans are available to defray the capital costs of installing waste or pollution prevention machinery or equipment.

The Shell Rock River begins at Albert Lea Lake in Freeborn County in south-central Minnesota, a few miles from the Iowa border. It flows 113 miles into Iowa, where it enters the Cedar River. In Minnesota, the Shell Rock drains 246 square miles (160,000 acres), all in Freeborn County.

Find out what’s being done in Minnesota’s watersheds to protect and improve water quality.

The Blue Earth River begins in northern Iowa and meets with the West Branch Blue Earth River in Faribault County. The watershed includes parts of eight counties in southern Minnesota and four in northern Iowa.

One of 12 major watersheds of the Minnesota River Basin, the Watonwan River watershed covers 878 square miles in south-central Minnesota.

The MPCA provides financial and technical assistance to local government and other water resource managers to address nonpoint-source water pollution.

The MPCA issued the most recent municipal stormwater general permit (MNR040000) in November 2020.

The MPCA's Petroleum Remediation Program addresses risks to people and the environment from contamination caused by leaking petroleum storage tanks.

Minnesota GreenStep Cities is a voluntary challenge, assistance, and recognition program to help cities achieve their sustainability and quality-of-life goals.

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…

Minnesotans from around the state convened in St Joseph for the fourth annual Ag-Urban Partnership Forum to talk water, specifically water quality issues related to extreme weather.

The Otter Tail River watershed encompasses three different ecoregions, covering more than 1.2 million acres in west-central Minnesota.