Wastewater & Water News & Events

$15 million in state funding will be available to 81 eligible cities in 2026-2027 for projects that reduce the amount of clear water getting into publicly owned sewer pipes.

The Metropolitan Council expects to cut an estimated $400,000 annually from its electricity bill for the Metropolitan Water Resource Recovery Facility in Saint Paul.
 

Visitors sniffed to identify different odors, challenged themselves with a wastewater trivia quiz, and posed with the big pile of fabricated poop at the Minnesota State Fair.

The Met Council’s overall wholesale charge to cities and townships for collecting and treating wastewater will go up 5.8% in 2026, following Met Council action on July 23.

The Met Council joined with the Mississippi River Institute and Hamline University to provide continuing education training for 50 teachers at the Metropolitan Water Resource Recovery Facility.

The Metropolitan Council recently awarded seven cities with grants totaling nearly $210,000 that will expand access to water conservation opportunities to underserved communities.

The Metropolitan Council is planning to build a new water resource recovery facility to treat wastewater in the northwest metro area to replace the existing Rogers Plant.

The Metropolitan Council has approved a 5.6% increase in the overall regional municipal wastewater charge for 2025.