Open Channel News

Open Channel News is a news bulletin that serves the industrial customers of Metropolitan Council Environmental Services. The newsletter provides information that may affect industrial customer business, such as industrial user rates and fees, reporting requirements, emerging pretreatment program concerns, and other wastewater issues.

PDF of the April 2024 issue

October 2025

  • The Metro Plant is impressive
  • PFAS Products Survey due October 31
  • IWPP PFAS work to date
  • MnTAP PFAS assistance available to industries
  • New Liquid Waste Hauler Load Tracker Template Available
  • 2026 Industrial User rates and fees adopted in July
  • 2025 Industrial User rates and fees
  • Let’s stay connected!
PDF of the April 2025 issue

April 2025

  • 2025 Industrial Customer Workshops
  • Wastewater rates remain below national average
  • IWPP monitoring for PFAS
  • Spill reporting poster now available in four languages
  • New webpage for Standard Industrial Discharge Permits
  • New general discharge permit for PFAS-impacted water treatment plants
  • MnTAP’s 2024 intern projects result in big water saving solutions for local industries
  • 2025 Industrial User rates and fees
  • Let’s stay connected!
PDF of the October 2024 issue

October 2024

  • Celebrating Peak Performance
  • Implementing an inspection checklist
  • Spill prevention and preparedness reminders
  • Identifying PFAS sources
  • 2025 Industrial User rates and fees approved in July
  • 2024 Industrial User rates and fees
  • Let’s stay connected!