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Austin's municipal wastewater treatment plant discharged ammonia and fecal coliform over permitted limits into the Cedar River.
DENCO II LLC failed a stack test in April, 2024, that showed that the facility exceeded its permit limit for particulate matter by more than 170%.
New major-emitting industrial facilities and major modifications of existing facilities must obtain a permit before construction and include the best pollution-control technology available if they significantly increase emissions.
Permitted waste facilities, waste projects, and waste haulers in Minnesota must submit regular reports to the MPCA.
Permitted waste facilities, waste utilization projects, and waste haulers in Minnesota must submit regular reports to the MPCA.
Northshore Mining Company has applied for updated wastewater and air quality permits for its Silver Bay taconite processing plant and Mile Post 7 tailings basin.
Township and private party fined $47,555 for failing to obtain a construction stormwater permit for road improvements.
Project began construction in October 2022 without a stormwater permit or a stormwater pollution prevention plan, and failed to install erosion and sediment controls at a pond and wetland improvement site near Finlayson, Minn.
KODA Energy violated its air permit in Scott County from June 2023 to February 2024, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation. The investigation found KODA energy was burning waste-treated corn and should have submitted a major permit amendment before burning an industrial solid as a waste-to-energy incineration facility.
The 2015 Legislature directed the MPCA to simplify the regulation and administration of work on building sewers connected to septic systems.
Cleanup and recovery from a natural disaster depends on local units of government to guide and direct residents to ensure the effective and efficient disposal of wastes in accordance with statutes, rules, and guidelines.
Some facilities may have air emissions low enough to qualify as "insignificant," and not be required to have an air permit.
Environmental information and permits that affect businesses using stationary engines or generators.
Determine what type(s) of water quality permit is required at facilities that mine construction sand and gravel; industrial sand; quarry limestone, granite or dimension stone; operate hot mix asphalt production areas; produce concrete block, brick and other products; and/or produce ready-mix concrete.
Answers to frequently asked questions about compliance and MPCA's enforcement of environmental rules in Minnesota.
Environmental information and permits that affect wood-finishing industries.
Air quality dispersion modeling uses a computer model to estimate air pollution concentrations from regulated facilities and other sources of pollution.
3M will use an advanced wastewater treatment system to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from its Chemical Operations facility in Cottage Grove.
Smith Foundry has ceased operations at its East Phillips facility after an investigation and settlement with the U.S. EPA that the MPCA supported.
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.