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EPA seeks input on PFOA and PFOS risk assessment plan

by MESERB Communications • November 3, 2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a virtual meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 to receive stakeholder engagement and input as they work to define the scope, data, and modeling approach for the [...] Read more

Annual biosolids reports due in coming months

by MESERB Communications • October 20, 2020

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

See presentations from our recent PFAS webinar

by MESERB Communications • October 5, 2020

Thank you to our presenters and everyone who attended our PFAS webinar on Sept. 22. The event was co-hosted by MESERB, North East Biosolids & Residuals Association (NEBRA), and water engineering company Hazen & Sawyer. It featured four presentations on [...] Read more

MPCA to host online chloride discussion Oct. 5

by MESERB Communications • September 22, 2020

Attention Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permittees! On Monday, Oct. 5, from 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will be hosting an online chloride discussion. This is an opportunity to join other MS4 communities and [...] Read more

Join us for our upcoming webinar: ‘PFAS – Technology, Treatment and Trends’

by MESERB Communications • September 9, 2020

MESERB, North East Biosolids & Residuals Association (NEBRA), and water engineering company Hazen & Sawyer are coming together to provide MESERB members and other city officials a webinar on a wide variety of PFAS-related issues on Tuesday, September 22 from [...] Read more

Save the dates for upcoming MESERB events

by MESERB Communications • August 26, 2020

Please mark your calendars for two upcoming MESERB events. More details, including log-in information and the exact times the events will be held, will be available soon.

MESERB Fall Meeting – The MESERB Executive Committee recently met and determined that [...] Read more

Workshops to focus on adaptation strategies to deal with extreme flooding in southern Minnesota

by MESERB Communications • August 14, 2020

You are invited to participate in BUILDING BLOCKS FOR REGIONAL RESILIENCE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA – a free interactive web-based workshop series starting Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CST.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Community [...] Read more

2020 Salt Symposium to be live-streamed Aug. 4-5

by MESERB Communications • July 27, 2020

Fortin Consulting is hosting a two-day live-streamed event covering all sources of chloride pollution on Aug. 4 and 5.

According to host Fortin, “Salt Symposium shapes the chloride conversation, presenting developments in salt use optimization for people and the [...] Read more