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 1/06]
- GD3 — Seven Steps to a Historical Agricultural Chemical Incident Cleanup [Revised 01/2022]
- GD4 — Disposal of Old Pesticide Containers [Revised 1/06]
- GD5 — Introduction to the Agricultural Voluntary Investigation & Cleanup (AgVIC) Program [Revised 4/08]
- GD6 — Agricultural Voluntary Investigation & Cleanup (AgVIC) and the Agricultural Chemical Response and Reimbursement Account (ACRRA) Relationship [Revised 3/17]
- GD7 — Agricultural Voluntary Investigation & Cleanup (AgVIC) Types of Written Assurances [Revised 02/2021]
- GD8 — MDA Incident Response Program Overview [Revised 7/19]
Site Investigation and Cleanup Guidelines
- GD9 — Remedial Investigation and Work Plan [Revised 12/2021]
- GD10 — Agricultural Chemical Incident Remedial Investigation Report and Corrective Action Plan [Revised 12/2021]
- GD11 — Soil Sampling Guidance [Revised 7/11]
- GD12 — Ground Water Sampling Guidance [Revised 12/2021]
- GD13 — Proposal to Land Apply Soil from Agricultural Chemical Incidents [Revised 11/05]
- GD14 — Agricultural Environmental Site Assessment (AgESA) [Revised 12/18]
- GD15 — Corrective Action Report [Revised 6/15]
- GD16 — Immunoassay Guidance [Withdrawn]
- GD17 — Bioremediation Treatability Study Fact Sheet [Revised 11/05]
- GD18 — Pre-Construction Soil Sampling Guidelines [Revised 10/15]
- GD19 — Soil Cleanup Goals [Revised 10/11]
- GD20 — Natural Attenuation of Contaminated Soil and Ground Water at Agricultural Chemical Incident Sites [Rev. 11/05]
- GD28 — Ground Water Cleanup Goals [11/15] (GD28 Attachment included)
- GD30 — Soil Sampling at Golf Courses for Contamination [12/16]
Consultants/Laboratories/Landspreaders
- GD21 — Selecting an Environmental Consultant [Revised 11/05]
- GD22 — Environmental Consultant List [Revised 6/17]
- GD23 — Pre-approved Commercial Laboratories: Fixed Base and Mobile [Revised 3/17]
- GD24 — Fixed Base Laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plans [Revised 3/17]
- GD25 — Mobile Laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plans [Revised 2/06]
- GD26 — Analytical Lists for Pesticide Incident Investigations [Revised 11/05]
- GD27 — Contract Land Spreader List [Revised 11/13]
- GD29 — Laboratory Data Review Guidance [12/12] (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)
