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MPCA e-Services allow you to submit information to the MPCA, such as notifications, reports, and applications.

Note: If you have an account for the existing MPCA e-Services, you will need to create an additional account to use new MPCA e-Services.

Getting started with MPCA e-Services

Overview

The following information explains the general rules of using MPCA e-Services.

• New and existing services currently operate on two separate systems, and depending on what services you'd like to use, you may need to maintain two accounts with the agency. This document discusses the new e-Services system. A separate, existing e-Services, which requires separate accounts, is still present for services such as Air Emission Inventory, Solid Waste Permitted Open Landfill Data Submittal, and submitting citizen complaints. We hope to combine these two systems as soon as possible.
• Each person using MPCA e-Services must create his or her own account. Account information is saved for future log-in.
• Each person should create only one account; do not create multiple accounts for the same person.
• MPCA e-Services work best with Internet Explorer 11 and Firefox 3.5 or later.
• You will be logged out automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity. If you don’t click either Save or Continue on a page within 30 minutes, you can lose the information you entered on that page.
• Within a service, use page buttons and links to navigate between pages (e.g., click Continue); do not use browser buttons.
• At any time, click Help in the upper-right corner of the page for additional information.
• Some services require approved access to a facility. You add a facility by searching for the facility and requesting access. If you are granted access to a facility for a service category (e.g., Air, Water Quality), you can complete services in that service category. Data for the facility (e.g., lists of equipment) is prepopulated from the MPCA database.

• Some services require you to be identified with a specific access type. Different access types are associated with different privileges to complete a service.

  • Air Signatory, Feedlot Signatory, Water Quality Signatory - These access types can create a service; enter data; grant and remove general user access to a facility; and electronically sign a service.

    Note: If you were authorized to submit DMRs in the e-Services portal, your authorization will be granted at this level after you have created an account and requested access. If you need access to submit DMRs and did not have authorization in the e-Services portal, please request this access level.

  • Aboveground Storage Tank Signatory, SSTS Signatory - These access types can create, enter data, and electronically sign a service.
  • General User options - These access types can create and enter data for a service, but cannot electronically sign a service.

Tasks before Starting a Service

To use MPCA e-Services, you must create an account. In addition, before using some services, you must add a facility to your account, and if you are an electronic signer, possibly send in a submittal agreement.

• An electronic signer is a person who "signs" the submittal. To be an electronic signer, you need Signatory access to the facility. For some services, a submittal agreement is required to get Signatory access.
• A data entry helper is a person who can do data entry for the submittal, but can't sign it. To be a data entry helper, you need General User access to the facility.

Service	Create Account	Add Facilities	Select Access Type
			Electronic Signer: select access type Signatory	Electronic Signer: send in submittal agreement	Data Entry Helper: select access type General User
Aboveground Storage Tank Issuance or Reissuance Permit	X	X	X
Air Administrative Amendment	X	X	X	X	X
Air Dispersion Modeling	X	X	X	X	X
Air Individual Permit Reissuance	X	X	X	X	X
Construction Stormwater General Permit	X
Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR)	X	X	X	X	X
Field Work Notification	X
Hazardous Waste Generator License Application	X
Industrial Stormwater Annual Report	X	X	X	X
Industrial Stormwater Monitoring Reports	X	X	X	X
Industrial Stormwater -- General Permit and No Exposure Certification Application	X
Notification of Permit Termination	X	X	X	X
Notification of Regulated Waste Activity	X
Sewer Extension Permit Application	X
Vessel Discharge Permit	X
Voluntary Remediation Program Enrollment Application	X
Volunteer Water Monitoring	X	X
Wastewater Industrial Stormwater Annual Report	X	X	X	X
Yard Waste Permit by Rule	X

Creating an Account

To create an MPCA e-Services account, complete these steps.

On the Login page:

1. Click Create a new account.

   

(To access the Login page, click Minnesota Pollution Control Agency e-Services at the top of any page.)

On the Create User ID page:

1. In the User ID box, type a user ID. Your user ID must be between 8 and 40 alphanumeric characters. Do not use punctuation, spaces, or special characters. Choose a user ID you will remember each time you need to log in.

2. Click Continue.

   

On the Choose Password page:

1. In the User Password box, type a password. Your password must be between 8 and 40 characters and contain characters from at least two of these groups: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, digits, and special characters (except spaces, quotation marks, <, >, and \). Passwords are case sensitive.
2. In the Retype User Password box, type the same password.

3. Click Continue.

   

On the Contact pages:

1. Under Contact Information, enter your contact information. If an asterisk (*) is present, you must enter that information.

   

2. Under Contact Numbers, click Add Contact Number.
3. From the Contact # Type list, select the type of number you are adding.
4. In the Contact Number box, type your 10-digit number. Do not enter dashes or spaces between numbers.
5. If desired, enter your extension and add any comments.
6. Click Save.
7. Repeat steps 2–6 for additional contact numbers you want to add.

8. Click Continue.

   

On the Challenge/Response Questions page:

1. In the Question 1 list, select a question.
2. For Question 1, type your answer in the text box.
3. Repeat steps 1–2 for the remaining questions. You can select each question only one time, and your answers cannot be duplicates. Answers are not case sensitive.

4. Click Continue.

   

On the Electronic Signature PIN page:

A personal identification number (PIN) is used to electronically certify a notification, report, or application. You will need this PIN each time you want to submit a notification, report, or application.

1. In the Electronic Signature PIN box, type a PIN. The PIN must be between 8 and 40 characters and contain at least one letter and one number or special character. PINs are case sensitive. Special characters include the following: !"#$%&'()*+,\-./:;<=>?@^_`{|}~][
2. In the Retype Electronic Signature PIN box, type the same PIN.

3. Click Continue.

   

On the Facility pages:

You can add facilities to your user profile. For many services, you must add a facility before you can use the service for an existing facility.

To complete your account setup without adding a facility, click Complete Setup without searching for a facility.

The following services require a facility in your profile:

• Aboveground Storage Tank Issuance or Reissuance Permit
• Air Administrative Amendment
• Air Dispersion Modeling
• Air Individual Permit Reissuance
• Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR)
• Feedlot Annual Report
• Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS)

For details on adding facilities to your profile, see Adding Facilities to Your Profile.

After you click Complete Setup, you are directed to the Login page. Log in to your account and follow the prompts to select the services that you want displayed in your workspace. For more information, see

• Logging In to MPCA e-Services
• Using Your Workspace

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Contact Us

To contact MPCA e-Services, email onlineservices.pca@state.mn.us or call 651-757-2728 or 1-844-828-0942, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday.

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7/26/2024