Apply for water infrastructure funding
The first step a city needs to take to become eligible for state funding for water or wastewater infrastructure is to apply to get its proposed project on one of two state infrastructure project priority lists, either the Project Priority [...] Read more
MPCA offers free certification training on smart salting for parking lots & sidewalks
Information from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency:
The Minnesota MS4 General Permit was reissued on Nov. 16, 2020, which includes new requirements for reducing chloride pollution. Some notable requirements include:
- Public outreach and education about the environmental impacts posed by
Upcoming phrase of COVID-19 vaccine rollout may include wastewater operators
Information from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency:
Minnesota is currently vaccinating frontline health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities against COVID-19 (known as phase 1a of the vaccine rollout) and anticipates that phase of vaccinations to take through [...] Read more
PFA collecting project information for 2021 funding needs report
From the Public Facilities Authority:
By February 1 each year the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) submits a report to the Minnesota Legislature on estimated funding needs under the Water Infrastructure Funding (WIF) and Point Source Implementation Grant (PSIG) programs [...] Read more
Annual biosolids reports due to MPCA and EPA
Municipal facilities with a design flow rate equal to or greater than 1 million gallons per day, those that serve 10,000 people or more, and other facilities required to report (also known as “Class I sludge management facilities”) need to [...] Read more
This week! Join us for the MESERB Fall Meeting
All MESERB members are invited to join us for the MESERB Fall Meeting!
The meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom. In the meeting, we will provide members with an update [...] Read more
Register for the MESERB Fall Meeting!
You are invited to the MESERB Fall Meeting! The meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom. In this meeting, we will provide members with an update on summer and fall regulatory [...] Read more
Join us for a free webinar on chloride, variances and Class 3 & 4 waters
As a part of MESERB’s Fall Meeting series, please join us on Monday, December 14 from 10:30 a.m. – noon for a webinar on chloride, variances, and the upcoming Class 3 & 4 waters rulemaking. Attorneys Daniel Marx and Gretel [...] Read more