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Smart Salting is a suite of techniques that minimize the environmental and economic impacts of chloride while still meeting public needs.

Image Aboveground storage tank (AST) requirements are found in Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7151. In general:new tanks and piping must be designed to…

Important details to help make your e-Service submittal go as smoothly as possible.

Information about the work to clean up the pollution from over 100 years of unregulated development and industrial practices.

The Precision Plating site in north Minneapolis was formerly home to a metal plating facility where solvents and metals were released into the soil and groundwater.

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

MPCA permits are required to both build and operate landfills in Minnesota.

Less than three years after Minnesota passed the country's first ban on TCE, a carcinogenic solvent, facilities around the state have removed it from their processes.

New MPCA report monitors PFAS sources and movement, provides direction for preventing and managing PFAS pollution.

Water quality standards are frequently adopted statewide or by ecoregions. These standards can include large areas with different types of water, biological communities and natural water chemistries.

Minnesota law requires that people notify the MPCA (through the Minnesota Duty Officer) immediately when more than five gallons of petroleum or any amount of any substance under their control is released into the environment that could cause pollution of waters of the state.

During the 2023 legislative session, legislators passed more than a dozen funding and policy proposals to address food waste, organics, recycling market development, and wood waste.

The law requires manufacturers of video display devices (VDD) to register, pay an annual registration fee, and meet a recycling obligation based on their market share of VDD sold in Minnesota.

Guidance and recommendations for local officials dealing with public health issues related to blue-green algae.

We have some suggestions for avoiding disposable items, excessive packaging, and single-use plastics when shopping for your everyday needs.

The MPCA's chloride reduction program assists communities and organizations across Minnesota in identifying sources of chloride.

A cumulative impacts analysis provides a comprehensive look at all burdens that affect a community or neighborhood.

The MPCA has released Minnesota’s PFAS Blueprint — a strategic, coordinated approach developed by multiple agencies to protect families and communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Do not throw any hazardous waste in the trash; instead, bring it to a local collection site. Each county in Minnesota administers a household hazardous waste program to help prevent hazardous chemicals from getting into the environment and harming human health.

Increasing organics collection and processing infrastructure is necessary to meet statewide recycling goals