Responding to an agricultural chemical incident requires specific assessment and sampling protocols. These protocols can differ slightly depending on your situation. Please use the following documents to determine the appropriate steps. Additional resources are also available to assist in finding technical assistance and specific site information.
General Information for Incidents
- ACRRA.001 — Reimbursement of Costs for Agricultural Chemical Incident Cleanups Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Account (ACRRA) [Revised 01/05]
- GD1 — Guidance for Reporting Agricultural Chemical Incidents [Revised 1/06]
- GD2 — Guidance for Sudden Agricultural Chemical Incident Cleanup (Emergency Only) [Revised 02/2022]
- GD3 — Seven Steps to a Historical Agricultural Chemical Incident Cleanup [Revised 01/2022]
- GD4 — Disposal of Old Pesticide Containers [Revised 03/2022]
- GD5 — Introduction to the Agricultural Voluntary Investigation & Cleanup (AgVIC) Program [Revised 03/2022]
- GD6 — Agricultural Voluntary Investigation & Cleanup (AgVIC) and the Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Account (ACRRA) Relationship [Revised 01/2022]
- GD7 — Agricultural Voluntary Investigation & Cleanup (AgVIC) Types of Written Assurances [Revised 02/2022]
- GD8 — MDA Incident Response Program Overview [Revised 03/2022]
Site Investigation and Cleanup Guidelines
- GD9 — Remedial Investigation and Work Plan [Revised 09/2021]
- GD10 — Agricultural Chemical Incident Remedial Investigation Report and Corrective Action Plan [Revised 09/2021]
- GD11 — Soil Sampling Guidance [Revised 03/2022]
- GD12 — Ground Water Sampling Guidance [Revised 09/2021]
- GD13 — Proposal to Land Apply Soil from Agricultural Chemical Incidents [Revised 08/2021]
- GD14 — Agricultural Environmental Site Assessment (AgESA) [Revised 04/2022]
- GD15 — Corrective Action Report [Revised 03/2022]
- GD16 — Immunoassay Guidance [Withdrawn]
- GD17 — Bioremediation Treatability Study Fact Sheet [Revised 06/2022]
- GD18 — Pre-Construction Soil Sampling Guidelines [Revised 06/2022]
- GD19 — Soil Cleanup Goals [Revised 08/2023]
- GD20 — Natural Attenuation of Contaminated Soil and Ground Water at Agricultural Chemical Incident Sites [Rev. 07/2022)
- GD28 — Ground Water Cleanup Goals [09/2022] (GD28 Attachment included)
- GD30 — Soil Sampling at Golf Courses for Contamination [09/2022]
Consultants/Laboratories/Land spreaders
- GD21 — Selecting an Environmental Consultant [Revised 03/2022]
- GD22 — Environmental Consultant List [Revised 07/2022]
- GD23 — Pre-approved Commercial Laboratories: Fixed Base and Mobile [Revised 08/2023]
- GD24 — Fixed Base Laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plans [Revised 08/2022]
- GD25 — Mobile Laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plans [Revised 08/2022]
- GD26 — Analytical Lists for Pesticide Incident Investigations [Revised 08/2023]
- GD27 — Contract Land Spreader List [Revised 04/2025]
- GD29 — Laboratory Data Review Guidance [09/2022] (GD 29 Attachment included)
Additional Resources
- Golf Course Contamination from Pesticide Use (PDF)
- Gardening in Urban Soil (Minnesota Department of Health)
- Use our interactive map to search for sites that are or have been addressed by MDA’s cleanup programs.
Request Specific Information about a Site
To request information about a specific site, contact the Data Management Unit at 651-201-6698 with the MDA Project File Number, the name and the location of the site.
Preventing Contamination at Facilities
- Prevent Contamination at Your Facility: CLEAN IS BEST! (PDF)
- Decommissioning Agricultural Chemical Facilities (PDF)
- Dry Fertilizer Building Maintenance & Abandonment (PDF)
- Concrete Containment Crack Repair and Maintenance (PDF)
