Apply for a Source Water Protection Plan Implementation grant
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has announced the availability of grant funding to support the implementation of source water protection plans. Grants are available to community and nontransient noncommunity public water supply systems who have an MDH-approved Wellhead Protection [...] Read more
Governor Dayton releases new water quality report
Governor Mark Dayton held a press conference on Feb. 21 to release a report developed from what his agencies and staff learned through a series of town hall meetings that were had across the state last year. The high-level report [...] Read more
Funding available to reduce non-point water pollution
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recently announced that approximately $1.4 million will be available for Federal Clean Water Act Section 319 grants for projects that seek to reduce non-point-source pollution in Minnesota’s waters. Projects must be located in a [...] Read more
Apply now to get your water project on the Project Priority List
If your city or sanitary district has a wastewater, storm water or drinking water project for which you plan to seek state funding, the first step is getting the project listed on the state’s Project Priority List. The deadline for [...] Read more
State report reveals details on need for water infrastructure funding
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) released its latest report on the biennial Water Infrastructure Needs Survey (WINS). Communities across the state identified more than 1,050 future wastewater and sewer projects over the next year that will cost $4.99 [...] Read more
Judge rejects MPCA’s proposed wild rice sulfate rule
On Thursday, the Office of Administrative Hearings issued its order and findings on the proposed Wild Rice Sulfate Rule, rejecting the proposal by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). We are pleased that the order incorporated many of the arguments [...] Read more
Public notices and requests for comments
The MPCA issued a joint notice of the comment period for the 2018 Draft Impaired Waters List and revisions to portions of the Statewide Mercury TMDL. You can read more about both items here[...] Read more
MESERB members in the news
New case studies highlight energy efficiency at Minnesota wastewater treatment plants
The Minnesota Department of Energy recently released case studies highlighting work it is performing in conjunction with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to create energy efficiency in the wastewater [...] Read more