Posted In: Council News, Wastewater & Water Date: 9/17/2018 Council receives loan to finance wastewater treatment capital improvement projects $45 million loan from the Minnesota Clean Water Revolving Fund will finance multiple wastewater treatment plant and interceptor sewer system capital improvement projects in 2018-2019. Read more
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: Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 1/1/2019 12:00 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: Communities, Planning, Wastewater & Water Date: 3/22/2018 Council eases SAC burden for business Task force of city and business representatives recommended the changes, which go into effect July 1, 2018. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning, Wastewater & Water Date: 3/15/2018 Council grants help growing communities use water more efficiently Property owners across the region are saving an estimated 52 million gallons of water annually, thanks to the Council's Water Efficiency Grant Program. Read more
Posted In: Wastewater & Water Date: 2/9/2018 Council proposes additional policies for wastewater reuse The Metropolitan Council is considering new policies related to wastewater reuse, as an outgrowth of a community-based customer task force. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Planning, Wastewater & Water Date: 12/1/2017 Partners in water quality monitoring: Developing leadership in the next generation Since 1993, the Council has enlisted citizen volunteers to bolster its own monitoring work on lakes in the seven-county region. Read more
Posted In: Communities, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 11/22/2017 Council grants support community planning The city of Carver, a historic Minnesota River town in Carver County, is looking to the future. 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 Xcel 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