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Image The goal of the MPCA's regulatory programs covering hazardous substances and solid waste is to prevent contamination of land, water, and air by…

To help you quickly determine whether this permit affects you, what your requirements are, and what to do next, the MPCA has developed an Applicability flow chart

Pesticide NPDES Permit Steps to Compliance Step 2: submit a notice of intent

Cities fined over $12,000 apiece for municipal wastewater violations

Guidance on NPDES/SDS construction stormwater requirements

Any facility that is engaged in a narrative activity or a primary SIC code, as listed in the Multi-Sector General Permit, needs to apply for industrial stormwater permit coverage or certify for No Exposure.

Smith Foundry has ceased operations at its East Phillips facility after an investigation and settlement with the U.S. EPA that the MPCA supported.

The MPCA issued a new air quality permit for this manufacturing facility in White Bear Township.

To make electric school buses more affordable to school districts, the MPCA started a grant program that puts more of the cleaner buses on routes across the state.

MPCA investigators say West Fraser paid a fine of $15,775 for air permit violations at their facility in Solway.

This permit aims to reduce phosphorus discharged by point sources to the Minnesota River Basin. This webpage contains links to the permit and its associated forms and fact sheets.

Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 5: Gather application materials before applying, use the e-Service to apply or modify coverage

Plastic can be recycled, but it’s often not, a situation the MPCA aims to resolve with grants to develop markets for recycled plastic.

From 2023-2025, Northshore Mining released recycled water to the ground seven times and water relating to mining processes four times. Its largest unpermitted release was nearly 400,000 gallons of recycled water. Northshore Mining has documented equipment failure as the reason for the 11 releases.

A permit extension notification allows transfer stations and source-separated organic material (SSOM) compost facilities to apply for an extension of their permit without a complete permit reissuance application.

Facilities that have site-specific state implementation plan (SIP) requirements may make changes to their operations that require changes to either their Administrative Order or Title I SIP…

Image Facilities with one or more aboveground storage tank (AST) with a total capacity of one million gallons or more must obtain a major facility…

Minnesota’s extended producer responsibility bill for packaging, food packaging, and paper products requires a producer responsibility organization to reduce the environmental and human health impacts of these materials.

U.S. Steel Corp. operates a taconite mine and processing plant known as Keetac north of Keewatin, where it produces taconite pellets for use at iron and steel mills.

Conditionally exempt facilities do not need an air quality permit if they follow specific requirements.