MPCA launches new online feedlot permit application service

The MPCA has launched a new online permit application service for feedlot permitting. Paper or email permit applications will no longer be accepted.

To login, visit https://webapp.pca.state.mn.us/services/login. New users will need to set up an e-services account. Utilize the fact sheet Applying for a Feedlot Permit for help with account set-up and the permit application process.

All components of a feedlot permit application must be submitted online including plans and specifications for new manure storage areas, “good neighbor” notice documentation, and manure management plans (MMP). The service will only allow an upload of a MMP completed with the MCPA Manure Management Planner.

This online permit service is for applications for issuance, renewal, or modification of the following feedlot permits:

• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
• State Disposal System (SDS)
• Construction Short Form (CSF) and Interim permits for:
• Feedlots not located in a delegated county
• Feedlots located in a delegated county that meet or exceed a federal large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) threshold

Renewal of NPDES permit coverage

Those sites that are still operating under the NPDES general permit that expired January 31, 2021, will need to apply for coverage under the new NPDES general permit by September, 1, 2022.