Posted In: About Council, Council News, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 6/8/2018 Met Council, Xcel Energy work to get Council to 100% renewable energy by 2040 Xcel Energy and Council announce creation of green partnership focused on Council operating wastewater and transit systems exclusively on renewable sources of energy. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning, Wastewater & Water Date: 4/17/2018 Minnehaha Park Area Regional Sewer Improvements Project Public Information Meeting is April 24 Project staff from Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) will share information about the proposed improvements and answer questions. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 1/25/2018 Met Council Chair urges region to choose innovation Regional body celebrates 50th anniversary, charts course for future success. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 11/6/2017 New Metropolitan Council Chair reflects on first three months in job Seven-county tour focused on partnerships, building relationships. Read more
Posted In: About Council, Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 10/30/2017 Directly influence regional policy Metropolitan Council advisory committees seek applicants for openings Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 2/23/2018 2:20 PM - Location: various locations and dates Upcoming Council and Committee meetings The Council and its committees meet regularly most months. Find information on all upcoming Council and Committee meetings. Read more
Posted In: Wastewater & Water Date: 7/15/2015 ‘Flushable’ wipes clogging up sewer pumps Wipes that are marketed as flushable are increasingly clogging up city and regional sewers. While they might flush down your toilet, they don’t biodegrade like toilet paper does. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning, Wastewater & Water Date: 7/14/2015 Council approves grants for innovative stormwater reuse The projects in Waconia and at the Minnesota Zoo are the latest examples of the Council’s longstanding commitment to find solutions to reduce stormwater runoff and improve surface water quality. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Wastewater & Water Date: 6/11/2015 Metro Council leading collaboration to spur community solar development Local governments in the metro area soon will have the opportunity to subscribe to solar energy generated at one or more proposed community solar gardens through an innovative collaboration. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Council News, Housing, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 2/11/2015 Council Chair Duininck, local officials tour Gateway Corridor Metropolitan Council Chair Adam Duininck wrapped up the first week of his seven-county tour on Feb. 6 with a bus ride through the Gateway Corridor (future METRO Gold Line) in the east metro area. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning, Wastewater & Water Date: 2/6/2015 Innovative system will capture rainwater to keep new Saint Paul baseball field green CHS Field also will host a sustainability feature that captures rainwater from the rooftop of Metro Transit’s adjacent METRO Green Line Operations and Maintenance Facility. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning, Wastewater & Water Date: 6/13/2018 St. Paul would get new wastewater incinerator under $150 million proposal TwinCities.com Pioneer Press As the metro grows, so does the amount of its poop. And that means a major wastewater plant along the Mississippi River in St. Paul needs to grow as well, to burn heavier volumes of solid waste. Read more
Posted In: Council News, Planning, Wastewater & Water Date: 6/8/2018 Met Council Partners with Excel to Operate on 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2040 KSTP-TV Xcel Energy and the Metropolitan Council announced Friday a commitment to allow the council to operate on 100 percent renewable energy by 2040. Read more
Posted In: Wastewater & Water Date: 6/7/2018 Lake Elmo neighbors are nearly 6 decades apart in age, but united in their care for a murky backyard pond TwinCities.com Pioneer Press The two are among 113 volunteers metrowide who check the health of lakes and rivers for the Metropolitan Council. They have become friends, in the process of befriending the pond. Read more
Posted In: Wastewater & Water Date: 5/21/2018 Met Council explores treating, reusing wastewater in SE metro MPRNews.org The Metropolitan Council is asking the public to weigh in on a preliminary proposal to treat wastewater in the southeast Twin Cities metro area so it could be reused by a waste-to-biofuel plant. Read more
Posted In: Wastewater & Water Date: 5/7/2018 Why you’re not likely to read news reports of a Minnesota poop train stranded in Alabama Minn Post If you thought burning biosolids was something only high school kids do on doorsteps, think again. By far, by mass, the most common method of processing human feces in Minnesota is by fire. Read more