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Healthy land and soil is essential for thriving Minnesota communities. It drives economic development and opportunity, improves our health, and contributes to clean water for drinking and recreation…
Demonstration/research projects (DRPs) allow permittees to explore potential beneficial uses or new methods of solid waste management through a limited-scale project.
Permit 2025 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater (wq-strm3-102g) Effective June 1, 2025 Updates and new…
Initiatives passed during the 2023 legislative session invest hundreds of millions of dollars to advance Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework.
Environmental information and permits that affect metal fabrication and finishing businesses.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using boilers.
The MPCA has adopted amended rules relating to when maintenance of a closed landfill should end.
Reusing and recycling materials from construction and demolition (C&D) can help address pressing disposal and contamination issues in Minnesota, and have significant economic and environmental benefits.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using stationary engines or generators.
Solid waste facilities may close or terminate their permit depending on the solid waste activities occurring at the site.
MPCA guidance for evaluating when closed landfills may exit the postclosure care phase.
The MPCA administers programs that are governed by 45 chapters of rules. The MPCA periodically conducts a “housekeeping” rulemaking to make minor corrections and clarifications to the rules or to repeal rules that have become obsolete.
Guidance for solid waste facilities
Details for solid waste management facility permit issuance and reissuance.
Environmental information for craft breweries, distilleries, wineries, and cideries, and for home brewers who want to start commercial production.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 3: Facilities requiring permit coverage must assess for pollutants at the facility
The MPCA completed 75 enforcement cases for water quality, air quality, waste, stormwater, and wastewater violations in the second half of 2024.
Environmental information and permits that affect hot mix asphalt plants.
Composting your Halloween jack-o'-lantern is a good way to keep it out of the landfill. So is giving it to a local farmer.
MPCA permits are required to both build and operate landfills in Minnesota.