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This page provides assistance for local units of government with development and implementation of their SSTS program.
Sandy and Jay Boss Febbo shared their story as part of We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water.
State and federal permits and regulations that are designed to protect groundwater and surface water (lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands) apply to specific facilities and processes that could pose…
Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.
Regular people are pretty good at judging water quality, and new research from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) proves it.
MPCA investigation determined that construction sediment was discharged into the Blue Earth River and a county ditch.
Medicines flushed down the drain can contaminate water, which can hurt fish and other aquatic wildlife, and end up in our drinking water.
Nottingham Construction failed to notify the MPCA that it was demolishing a property in Mahtomedi that contained asbestos and failed to send the asbestos demolition debris to a permitted facility.
Under the federal Clean Water Act, states must designate beneficial uses for all waters and develop water quality standards to protect each use.
The MPCA fined Regions Hospital $100,000 for improperly disposing of infectious waste in its mixed municipal solid waste in 2024.
Projects will reduce the amount of waste entering landfills, benefiting the environment and local economies.
Solid waste facilities may close or terminate their permit depending on the solid waste activities occurring at the site.
Minnesota's strategic, coordinated approach to protecting families and communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
An MPCA investigation found violations related to construction of a home on Schwappauff Lake, near the town of Greenfield in Hennepin County.
The capped emission permit is designed for non-complex facilities that do not require site-specific permit conditions.
Through this Minnesota climate smart food systems (CSFS) grant, the MPCA is soliciting proposals to distribute $7.2 million in grant funding for technical assistance and planning services to food and beverage manufacturers and organic waste processors across Minnesota.
Township and private party fined $47,555 for failing to obtain a construction stormwater permit for road improvements.
In addition to the vessel requirements in the EPA VGP and Minnesota’s ballast water general permit, vessels must follow the requirements in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota’s 401 certification of the VGP.
Details on major and minor modifications of a solid waste management facility permit.
A successful cleanup of contaminated land along the Cedar River in Austin caps a long history of industrial pollution.