Recap: 2024 MESERB Summer Conference
Thank you to everyone who joined us at MESERB’s 2024 Summer Conference! It was great to see wastewater professionals from across the state come together to exchange ideas and support the research, study, and analysis of water quality issues important [...] Read more
Webinar Recap: PFAS Communication Strategies
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our PFAS Communications Strategies webinar! Craig Lincoln, Senior Communications Specialist at SEH, presented best practices for communicating risks related to PFAS with the public and other non-experts, such as legislators. The goal [...] Read more
Stantec presentation illuminates PFAS treatment opportunities
Henry Croll, a Water & Wastewater Engineer at Stantec and researcher in the Stantec Institute for Water Technology & Policy Stantec, presented on PFAS prevalence in wastewater and biosolids at the MESERB Fall Conference on Wednesday.
Henry also discussed biosolids [...] Read more
MESERB welcomes new member, the City of Mountain Iron!
MESERB would like to welcome its newest member, the City of Mountain Iron! Residing in St. Louis County, Mountain Iron is located right in the heart of the Mesabi Range and bears a motto stating that it is the “Taconite [...] Read more
MPCA and Attorney Daniel Marx answer questions on PFAS MOU
On September 9, CGMC and MESERB jointly hosted a webinar to discuss the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) PFAS Monitoring Plan and the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that MPCA sent to Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) across the state. MPCA [...] Read more
Webinar: MESERB and CGMC to host join Q&A on MPCA’s PFAS MOU
MESERB and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) will co-host a virtual question and answer webinar on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) recently released PFAS Monitoring Plan Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
The Q&A will provide an opportunity to discuss the [...] Read more
EPA sends letter to MPCA directing MPCA to implement the wild-rice sulfate standards via NPDES permits and TMDLs
Click here to see the letter from the EPA to the MPCA regarding wild-rice sulfate standards.
If you receive notice from MPCA of the agency’s intent to include a sulfate limit in your permit please contact MESERB for a permit [...] Read more
Help the MPCA set its five-year priorities
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is inviting stakeholders to take a survey to rate how MPCA is doing in its work and to share your opinions on environmental priorities. The results of this survey will play an important role [...] Read more