The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) was established in1967 to protect Minnesota's air, water, and land. MPCA recently published a study entitled Evaluation of Current Alternatives and Estimated Cost Curves for PFAS Removal and Destruction from Municipal Wastewater, Biosolids, Landfill Leachate...
In Minnesota, since 2002, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), has been involved in investigating PFAS contamination. This work began when MDH received a request to develop health-based guidance values (HBGVs) for two PFAS ...
Starting January 1, 2032,noproducts containing intentionally added PFAS may be sold, offered for sale, or distributed for sale in Minnesota, absent an exemption provided by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Certain categories of products are completely exempt from the above provisions: prod...
A report published by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) in June 2023 found that technologies and expenses needed to remove and destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from certain wastewater streams across Minnesota in approximately 370 facilities would cost between $14 billion...
Minnesota has requested stakeholder feedback on two PFAS reporting and fees rules it is developing under a recently adopted law to prohibit the persistent compounds' non- essential uses by 2032. The 25 September call for comments focuses on how the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) should...