What's new — June 2018
Frequently asked question
Question: I’m looking for topic-specific or sector-specific guidance. Can you help me and my facility?
Answer: Yes! The industrial stormwater program just created a Digital Document Library that provides topic-specific and sector-specific guidance. Though the tool is still a work-in-progress, it is still helpful for permittees. Check out the Industrial Stormwater Digital Document Library today!
Industrial Stormwater Permit Information Access
A searchable database to find detailed information about industrial stormwater facilities. Permittees: download your quarterly sampling forms, annual report, and change form here.
Above and Beyond: Industrial Stormwater
Above and beyond. MPCA recognizes Sunnyside Marina for voluntary improvements to their boat-wash operations. Their new treatment system collects and cleans wash water, reducing water use by 80%.
10 steps to compliance
Industrial Stormwater e-Newsletters
- Industrial stormwater training workshop just announced!
- Grant assistance for installing stormwater Best Management Practices
- Digital Document Libraries: New water tools to help you!
- MPCA updates wastewater web pages
- You can make a difference in our water quality, at work AND at home!
- Coal tar sealant ban
- National industrial stormwater updates
- Keeping your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan updated
- 2020 permit reissuance: Dates and updates
- New industrial stormwater workshop!
- New staff to the industrial stormwater program
- From the manager’s desk: What does 25 years of collaboration and cooperation look like?
- Sampling requirements: Are you finished with monitoring?
- Annual Report deadline reminder
- 2017 annual reports are available!
- Register now for an upcoming industrial stormwater training workshop
- Maximizing stormwater BMPs for phosphorus removal webinar
Program contact information
- Email: Send an email to the Industrial Stormwater Program: iswprogram.pca@state.mn.us
- Twitter: @melissawmpca
- Call the stormwater hotline: 651-757-2119 or 800-657-3804 (non-metro only) for questions related to industrial, construction and municipal stormwater.
- Engineering questions Brian Schweiss, 651-757-2709
- Fees contact: fees.pca@state.mn.us
- Contact program staff:
- David Bodovinitz, 507-206-2654
- Mary West, 651-757-2818
- Report a facility with compliance problems by using the Online Citizen Complaint form.
About the Industrial Stormwater Program
- Develop an effective Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) which contains your Stormwater Control Measures, described as Best Management Practices (BMPs).
- Manage stormwater runoff by meeting the permit requirements or certify condition of No Exposure.
- Read and comply with the
Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Activity (wq-strm3-67a)