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The Lake of the Woods lies on the border between the U.S. and Canada; the watershed covers 734,783 acres.

The Wild Rice River begins its course at Mud Lake in Minnesota's Clearwater County, and flows largely to the west through Norman and Mahnomen counties.

The Leech Lake River watershed consists of approximately 854,659 acres (1,335 sq. miles) in the northern part of the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The watershed includes parts of Beltrami, Cass, and Hubbard counties and the Leech Lake Reservation (Leech Lake Band of Chippewa).

The MPCA is now accepting applications for grant funding to help expand or improve recycling and composting programs in Greater Minnesota.

Minnesota samples a network of shallow monitoring wells designed to provide early detection of contamination in the groundwater.

Businesses can find many ways to increase competitiveness and boost productivity.

MPCA awards first of two rounds of Tribal technical assistance grants intended to advance environmental work on reservations and in Tribal communities

The MPCA offers a variety of tools to help counties, cities, and townships develop and support systems that recover resources and manage waste. Notify the agency about changes to contacts in your…

The Mustinka River begins its course southwest of Fergus Falls in southwestern Otter Tail County and flows toward the south into Grant County, where it continues through Stony Brook Lake and Lightning Lake.

The Thief River begins its course in Marshall County at Thief Lake, flowing south/southwest to converge with the Red Lake River.

MPCA seeks public comment on two draft industrial wastewater permits for U.S. Steel Corp.’s Keetac mining area and tailings basin in Keewatin, Minnesota. These permits will improve protections for wild rice waters and human health.

Guidance on NPDES/SDS construction stormwater requirements

BMPs required to manage the slurry to comply with Minnesota statute and agency rules to protect water quality.