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: About Council, Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 2/13/2019 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Location: Minneapolis (location TBA) Public meeting for process to appoint Council members, Feb. 13 Meeting will include testimony from the candidates for four Council districts: 5, 6, 7 and 8. Will be streamed on the Council’s Twitter feed, @MetCouncilNews. Read more
Posted In: About Council, Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 2/12/2019 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Location: Savage City Hall 6000 McColl Dr. Savage, MN 55378 | Google Map Public meeting for process to appoint Council members, Feb. 12 Meeting will include testimony from the candidates for four Council districts: 3,4,15 and 16. Will be streamed on the Council’s Twitter feed, @MetCouncilNews. Read more
Posted In: About Council, Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 1/30/2019 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Location: Oakdale City Hall 1584 Hadley Ave N Oakdale, MN 55128 | Google Map Public meeting for process to appoint Council members, Jan. 30 Meeting will include testimony from the candidates for four Council districts: 11, 12, 13 and 14. Will be streamed on the Council’s Twitter feed, @MetCouncilNews. Read more
Posted In: About Council, Communities, Council News, Housing, Parks, Planning, Transportation, Wastewater & Water Date: 1/29/2019 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Location: Blaine City Hall 10801 Town Square Drive NE Blaine, MN 55449 | Google Map Public meeting for process to appoint Council members, Jan. 29 Meeting will include testimony from the candidates for four Council districts: 1, 2, 9 and 10. Will be streamed on the Council’s Twitter feed, @MetCouncilNews. 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: 6/2/2017 Council awards $1 million for stormwater management projects Funding will support eight projects across the region that will improve water quality and reuse stormwater for irrigation. Read more
Posted In: Wastewater & Water Date: 5/9/2017 Grant program seeks integrated solutions to water problems The Council is accepting applications for a pilot grant program that will fund integrated solutions to water-related problems in the Twin Cities metro area. Read more
Posted In: Wastewater & Water Date: 4/17/2017 Council and partners earn Clean Water Champion Award The award recognized the partners for their work to help communities in the metro area to reduce or offset their demands on groundwater. Read more
Posted In: Housing, Wastewater & Water Date: 4/7/2017 Council offers grant to assist manufactured housing to hook up to regional wastewater system The Council is offering a grant of up to $250,000 as part of a pilot program to assist a manufactured home park in the region to connect to the regional wastewater collection and treatment system. Read more
Posted In: Planning, Wastewater & Water Date: 3/23/2017 Council appoints Wastewater Reuse Task Force The Council has appointed a Wastewater Reuse Task Force to review the Council’s existing wastewater reuse policies and recommend clarifications needed to respond to opportunities for wastewater reuse. 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