The Minnesota Environmental Science and Economic Review Board (MESERB) is a municipal joint powers organization dedicated to the research, study and analysis of water quality issues important to Minnesota communities.

Governor seeks diverse voices for MPCA advisory committee

by MESERB Communications • October 21, 2019

Several years ago, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Citizen’s Board was eliminated. In response, then-Governor Dayton created the “Governor’s Committee to Advise the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.” This committee is comprised of the MPCA commissioner and eight members of [...] Read more

Learn more about MPCA’s proposed fee increase

by MESERB Communications • October 8, 2019

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has announced it will kick off a rulemaking process this fall to amend the existing water fees. As part of this work the agency will consider the fees for municipal and industrial wastewater permits, [...] Read more

Webinar to explore ways to build the water workforce

by MESERB Communications • September 25, 2019

Many MESERB members have raised concerns about their ability to recruit and retain the workforce for their water and wastewater utilities. We want to share with you information about a webinar series titled “Creating the Water Workforce of the Future” [...] Read more