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 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!
PDF of the April 2024 issue

April 2024

  • PFAS Management Plan to be finalized by June 30
  • 2024 Industrial Customer Workshops
  • Finance charges reinstated
  • Tour the Metro Facility virtually
  • New spill reporting poster
  • FOG and rags toolkit and outreach materials now available
  • Meet our newly hired technicians
  • 2024 Industrial user rates and fees
  • Let’s stay connected!