Questions/comments: Contact Chris McLain (PRP/PBP) at 651-757-2562 or Shanna Schmitt (VIC) at 651-757-2697.
Please join us on January 4 at 2 p.m. for an hour-long presentation on the MPCA’s Remediation programs draft PFAS Monitoring Plan followed by an opportunity for the public to provide feedback on the draft. The MPCA has posted a new template for the Environmental Covenant and Easement (ECE) on the Cleanup guidance web page under Institutional controls. Effective immediately, draft ECEs submitted for MPCA review must use the new template. It’s easier and faster for everyone and results in a better-quality submittal. The National Park Service (NPS) Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program is a competitive grant designed to provide new or significantly improve recreation opportunities for economically disadvantaged communities in larger urbanized areas (as designated by the Census Bureau) that are under-served in terms of parks and other outdoor recreation resources. ORLP grant applications are due by September 24, 2021, and more information is available online at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333434. The MPCA has posted updated Soil Reference Value (SRV) materials on our Cleanup guidance webpage. SRVs are a screening tool used to evaluate potential human health risks from exposure to contaminated soil. The MPCA appreciates the input provided by external stakeholders on the 2016 draft SRV materials, which helped shape the final documents. The Petroleum Remediation Program has posted updates to the Investigation, Monitoring, and Corrective Action guidance document report forms (https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/cleanup-guidance). The forms are now unlocked and allow for highlighting and tracking changes during internal reviews prior to submitting to the MPCA. Earlier versions posted just before Consultants’ Day were locked. With the unlocked versions, do not revise or delete any of the questions within these forms. Please start using the updated forms now, as they will be required by May 1, 2021. MPCA's Brownfield program 2020 annual report is now available on our website: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/brownfields The MPCA’s emergency response program has a new reporting form to document the cleanup of spills that involved soil excavation or if soil/water samples were collected. This form can be used to recommend file closure or additional work following stabilization of emergency conditions. “Spill response reporting form (c-er4-14)” is available at www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/emergency-management-publications. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) have completed an update of the Intrusion Screening Values (ISVs) used in vapor intrusion risk evaluation. The update was completed following a review of recent changes in toxicity values for select compounds (Benzene, Bromomethane, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, & Methyl Ethyl Ketone). For the upcoming Spring Cleanup Grant cycle, it is highly recommended that requests for Response Action Plan (RAP) approvals (along with all supporting documents) be submitted to the MPCA no later than March 1, 2021. This provides the MPCA sufficient time for review and approval before the deadline for grant applications (May 3, 2021). Details on the MPCA Consultants’ Day virtual event January 26 and 27. MPCA will hold an all-virtual Consultants’ Day event spread over 2 morning sessions: January 26 and 27 (8:30 a.m. to noon). Check out the draft agenda. A final agenda with times and speakers will be sent out in mid-December.
December 2019
July 2019
May 2019
February 2019
November 2018
- Updates on the Development of Commercial/Industrial vapor intrusion BMPs
- Petroleum Remediation guidance updates
August 2018
July 2018
March 2018
- Development of Vapor Intrusion Best Management Practices for Mitigation of Commercial/Industrial Buildings
- MPCA VIC Program — Two New Letters
- Updated MPCA Web Applications and Datasets
January 2018
October 2017
- Updated Best Management Practices for Vapor Investigation and Building Mitigation Decisions
- Required Use of New PRP Forms and PRP Maps Online