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Public meeting on chloride variance to be held June 27 in Avon

by MESERB Communications • June 26, 2019

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is holding a public hearing June 27 in Avon. This hearing is in regard to the chloride variance that Avon is getting as a part of its NPDES permit renewal. This is the first [...] Read more

Update on Minnesota River technical review and stakeholder process

by MESERB Communications • June 19, 2019

If your wastewater facility discharges into the Minnesota River or one of its tributaries, you may have received the final version of this letter from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in relation to the implementation of the River Eutrophication [...] Read more

MESERB Annual Meeting Recap

by MESERB Communications • June 12, 2019

Thank you to all of our members who made it to Fergus Falls for the MESERB Annual Meeting on June 6. We had a great turnout, excellent discussion about our priorities for 2019-2020, and informative presentations from the City of [...] Read more

How do the outcomes of Minnesota’s legislative session impact MESERB members?

by MESERB Communications • June 1, 2019

Minnesota’s regular legislative session ended May 20. However, because the Legislature was unable to pass all of the bills necessary to set the next two-year state budget, Governor Tim Walz called legislators back a few days later for a one-day [...] Read more

Register today for MESERB’s Annual Meeting!

by MESERB Communications • May 17, 2019

MESERB’s Annual Meeting is coming up soon! Here are the details:

  • What: 2019 MESERB Annual Meeting
  • When:Thursday, June 6 from 10am – 4 pm (with a reception to follow from 4-6 p.m.)
  • Where: Bigwood Event Center, 825 Western
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Watershed Academy to hold webcast May 9

by MESERB Communications • May 3, 2019

The Water Data Collaborative is an affiliation of academic, governmental and non-profit institutions dedicated to harnessing the power of citizen-based water quality monitoring data. Since its formation in 2017, the Collaborative has been working to develop a systematic process and [...] Read more

EPA’s to host webinar on “Data Needs for Modeling”

by MESERB Communications • April 22, 2019

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Water Quality Modeling Workgroup is hosting a series of webinars to help water quality professionals better understand surface water quality modeling and how models can be used to solve common problems that face water [...] Read more

MESERB members encouraged to submit comments on MPCA’s Class 3 & 4 rulemaking

by MESERB Communications • March 14, 2019

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has published a request for comments on planned amendments to water rules (Minn. R. chapters 7050 and 7053) governing water quality standards for Class 3 industrial consumption and Class 4 agricultural and wildlife [...] Read more