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MPCA rules govern the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and land application of animal manure and other livestock operation wastes.
The MPCA regulates most aspects of livestock management including the location, design, construction, operation, and management of feedlots and manure-handling facilities.
The MPCA is proposing to amend Minnesota Rules governing animal feedlots.
Nearly all feedlot owners are required to register with the state and update their registration information every four years, unless they have applied for a permit recently. This page includes information about how to register.
Find out whether your feedlot needs to register, to get an environmental review, or apply for a permit.
In most of Minnesota’s livestock-dense counties, feedlot oversight is a cooperative effort between the MPCA and county government.
Training resources for feedlot officers in Minnesota.
Proposed changes to permits that regulate the state’s largest animal feedlots target nitrate pollution statewide.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today took another step forward in addressing nitrate pollution statewide by issuing updated water permits for about 1,000 large feedlot operations. These permits take effect when the current ones expire.
Construction and interim feedlot permit forms
Information for larger feedlot owners on the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and State Disposal System (SDS) permits for construction and operation permits in Minnesota.
This long-term data gathering initiative helps track trends in water bodies around the state. The MPCA is grateful for every volunteer who has dedicated time to monitoring their favorite lake or stream.
MPCA is opening the rule that regulates about 17,000 animal feedlots.
MPCA's environmental review process for feedlots operates according to the rules of the Environmental Quality Board.
Image Whenever feedlot construction or expansion is proposed, the MPCA or delegated county feedlot officer must be notified, even if a permit is not…
The MPCA's chloride reduction program assists communities and organizations across Minnesota in identifying sources of chloride.
A training and certification program for evaluating aquatic life in Minnesota’s rivers and streams.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is planning amendments to rules governing water quality fees (Minn. R. ch. 7002 and 7083).
Help your school get a recycling program organized and operating successfully.
In early 2024, Minnesota became the first U.S. state to establish a product stewardship program for boat wrap, which must provide free collection, transportation, reuse, recycling, and disposal.