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Privacy rightsSeveral federal and state laws protect your privacy rights regarding the information the MPCA has about you. At times, an MPCA staff member may ask you to provide information about…
Underground storage tank (UST) facilities must designate owners, operators, or employees as Class A, Class B, and Class C operators.
Kathy Wagner, recipient of the 2025 Community Conservationist Award from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD), discusses her personal conservation work and local environmental advocacy.
Public entities In Minnesota, most sustainable purchasing requirements are implemented at the local government level. However, there are some state requirements for public entities: Minnesota state…
MPCA staff toured three farms in southeastern Minnesota. The purpose of external communications is to show that the agency cares about education and outreach, and we get out in the field to learn on site.
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.
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.
The We Are Water MN exhibit at Art in Motion on the Lake Wobegon Trail in Holdingford runs from April 25 through June 17.
The chemical 1,4-dioxane, a likely carcinogen, was found in private wells near Bunker Lake Blvd. and Crosstown Blvd.
Roundup of key environmental justice laws passed by the Legislature in 2023
Join the celebration! We look forward to highlighting Minnesota’s clean water successes and invite you to use our 50th anniversary art and branded graphics.
Industrial Stormwater Steps to Compliance - Step 5: Gather application materials before applying, use the e-Service to apply or modify coverage
Environmental information for craft breweries, distilleries, wineries, and cideries, and for home brewers who want to start commercial production.
Northern Iron operates an iron foundry in an environmental justice area in Saint Paul's Payne-Phalen neighborhood.
The MPCA has announced eight grant recipients that will receive a total of over $1 million in grants for projects focused on waste reduction and reuse. These statewide efforts will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants, reduce the demand for resources, and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.
Find out what’s being done in Minnesota’s watersheds to protect and improve water quality.
Hear Josh Krenz's story about protecting water in Minnesota at We Are Water MN, a traveling exhibit and community engagement program that explores Minnesotans’ relationships with water. You can visit the exhibit from March 2 through April 24 at the Sherburne History Center in Becker, Minn.
In Minnesota, wastewater treatment operators must be certified to ensure that facilities meet operational requirements.
Keep It Clean focuses on the growing problem of garbage and human waste left on the ice by anglers and other visitors during ice fishing season.
The triennial standards review offers every Minnesotan the opportunity to comment on essentially every water quality standard the agency defines to protect the waters that they drink, swim in, and fish from.