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MN Stat § 103G.255 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.255 — Allocating And Controlling Waters Of The State.

103G.255 ALLOCATING AND CONTROLLING WATERS OF THE STATE. The commissioner shall administer: (1) the use, allocation, and control of waters of the state; (2) the establishment, maintenance, and control of lake levels and water storage reservoirs; and (3) the determination of the ordinary high-water level of waters of the state. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 24; 1993 c 186 s 16
MN Stat § 103G.261 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.261 — Water Allocation Priorities.

103G.261 WATER ALLOCATION PRIORITIES. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules for allocation of waters based on the following priorities for the consumptive appropriation and use of water: (1) first priority, domestic water supply, excluding industrial and commercial uses of municipal water supply, and use for power production that meets the contingency planning provisions of section 103G.285, subdivision 6; (2) second priority, a use of water that involves consumption of less than 10,000 gallons of water per day; (3) third priority, agricultural irrigation, and processing of agricultural products involving consumption in excess of 10,000 gallons per day; (4) fourth priority, power production in excess of the use provided for in the contingency plan developed under section 103G.285, subdivision 6; (5) fifth priority, uses, other than agricultural irrigation, processing of agricultural products, and power production, involving consumption in excess of 10,000 gallons per day; and (6) sixth priority, nonessential uses. (b) For the purposes of this section, "consumption" means water withdrawn from a supply that is lost for immediate further use in the area. (c) Appropriation and use of surface water from streams during periods of flood flows and high water levels must be encouraged subject to consideration of the purposes for use, quantities to be used, and the number of persons appropriating water. (d) Appropriation and use of surface water from lakes of less than 500 acres in surface area must be discouraged. (e) The treatment and reuse of water for nonconsumptive uses shall be encouraged. History:  1989 c 326 art 4 s 1; 1990 c 391 art 7 s 25; 1990 c 426 art 1 s 13; 1993 c 186 s 1; 2012 c 272 s 48
MN Stat § 103G.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.27 — Water Management Account.

103G.27 WATER MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Account established; sources. The water management account is created in the natural resources fund in the state treasury. Revenues collected from permit application fees, water use fees, field inspection fees, penalties, and other receipts according to sections 103G.271 and 103G.301 shall be deposited in the account. Interest earned on money in the account accrues to the account. Subd. 2. Purposes of account. Money in the water management account may be spent only for the costs associated with administering this chapter. History:   1Sp2011 c 2 art 4 s 13
MN Stat § 103G.275 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.275 — Installation For Water Use.

103G.275 INSTALLATION FOR WATER USE. Subdivision 1. Permit required. The owner of an installation for appropriating or using waters of the state may not increase the pumping capacity or make any major change in the installation without first applying in writing for, and obtaining, the written permit of the commissioner. Subd. 2. Water use; data statement. The owner or person in charge of an installation for appropriating or using waters of the state, whether or not under use permit, must file a water use data statement with the commissioner. The statement must be filed at the time the commissioner determines necessary for the statewide water information system. The water use data statement must be on forms provided by the commissioner and identify the installation's location, its capacity, the purposes for which it is used, and additional information required by the commissioner. Subd. 3. Commissioner's examinations. The commissioner may examine an installation that appropriates or uses surface water or groundwater. The owner of the installation must provide information required by the commissioner. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 28; 1995 c 218 s 11
MN Stat § 103G.281 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.281 — Water Use Prohibited Without Measuring Quantities.

103G.281 WATER USE PROHIBITED WITHOUT MEASURING QUANTITIES. Subdivision 1. Measuring and records required. The state, a political subdivision of the state, a person, partnership, public or private corporation, or association may not appropriate or use waters of the state without measuring and keeping a record of the quantity of water used or appropriated as provided in section 103G.271 or 103G.275. Subd. 2. Measuring equipment required. An installation for appropriating or using water must be equipped with a flow meter to measure the quantity of water appropriated within the degree of accuracy required by rule. The commissioner can determine other methods to be used for measuring water quantity based on the quantity of water appropriated or used, the source of water, the method of appropriating or using water, and any other facts supplied to the commissioner. Subd. 3. Report. (a) Records of the amount of water appropriated or used must be kept for each installation. The readings and the total amount of water appropriated must be reported annually to the commissioner on or before February 15 of the following year on forms provided by the commissioner. (b) The records must be submitted with the annual water-use permit processing fee in section 103G.271. Subd. 4. Penalty for noncompliance. The commissioner may assess penalties for noncompliant reporting of water use information as provided in this section. The penalty is ten percent of the annual water-use permit processing fee. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 29; 1990 c 597 s 66; 2014 c 312 art 13 s 22
MN Stat § 103G.282 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.282 — Monitoring To Evaluate Impacts From Appropriations.

103G.282 MONITORING TO EVALUATE IMPACTS FROM APPROPRIATIONS. Subdivision 1. Monitoring equipment. The commissioner may require the installation and maintenance of monitoring equipment to evaluate water resource impacts from permitted appropriations and proposed projects that require a permit. Monitoring for water resources that supply more than one appropriator must be designed to minimize costs to individual appropriators. The cost of drilling additional monitoring wells must be shared proportionally by all permit holders that are directly affecting a particular water resources feature. Subd. 2. Measuring devices required. Monitoring installations required under subdivision 1 must be equipped with automated measuring devices to measure water levels, flows, or conditions. The commissioner may determine the frequency of measurements and other measuring methods based on the quantity of water appropriated or used, the source of water, potential connections to other water resources, the method of appropriating or using water, seasonal and long-term changes in water levels, and any other facts supplied to the commissioner. Subd. 3. Reports and costs. (a) Records of water measurements under subdivision 2 must be kept for each installation. The measurements must be reported annually to the commissioner on or before February 15 of the following year in a format or on forms prescribed by the commissioner. (b) The owner or person in charge of an installation for appropriating or using waters of the state or a proposal that requires a permit is responsible for all costs related to establishing and maintaining monitoring installations and to measuring and reporting data. Monitoring costs for water resources that supply more than one appropriator may be distributed among all users within a monitoring area determined by the commissioner and assessed based on volumes of water appropriated and proximity to resources of concern. History:  2010 c 361 art 4 s 53; 2012 c 272 s 51
MN Stat § 103G.285 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.285 — Surface Water Appropriations.

103G.285 SURFACE WATER APPROPRIATIONS. Subdivision 1. Waiver. The commissioner may waive a limitation or requirement in subdivisions 2 to 6 for just cause. Subd. 2. Natural and altered natural watercourses. If data are available, permits to appropriate water from natural and altered natural watercourses must be limited so that consumptive appropriations are not made from the watercourses during periods of specified low flows. The purpose of the limit is to safeguard water availability for in-stream uses and for downstream higher priority users located reasonably near the site of appropriation. Subd. 3. Water basins. (a) Permits to appropriate water from water basins must be limited so that the collective annual withdrawals do not exceed a total volume of water amounting to one-half acre-foot per acre of water basin based on Minnesota Department of Conservation Bulletin No. 25, "An Inventory of Minnesota Lakes," published in 1968. (b) As a condition to a surface water appropriation permit, the commissioner shall set a protective elevation for the water basin, below which an appropriation is not allowed. During the determination of the protective elevation, the commissioner shall consider: (1) the elevation of important aquatic vegetation characteristics related to fish and wildlife habitat; (2) existing uses of the water basin by the public and riparian landowners; and (3) the total volume within the water basin and the slope of the littoral zone. Subd. 4. Water basins less than 500 acres. As part of an application for appropriation of water from a water basin less than 500 acres in surface area, the applicant shall obtain a statement of support with as many signatures as the applicant can obtain from property owners with property riparian to the water basin. The statement of support must: (1) state support for the proposed appropriation; and (2) show the number of property owners whose signatures the applicant could not obtain. Subd. 5. Trout streams. Permits issued after June 3, 1977, to appropriate water from streams designated trout streams by the commissioner's orders under section 97C.005 must be limited to temporary appropriations. Subd. 6. Contingency planning. An application for use of surface waters of the state is not complete until the applicant submits, as part of the application, a contingency plan that describes the alternatives the applicant will use if further appropriation is restricted due to the flow of the stream or the level of a water basin. A surface water appropriation may not be allowed unless the contingency plan is feasible or the permittee agrees to withstand the results of not being able to appropriate water. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 30; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 54
MN Stat § 103G.289 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.289 — Well Interference; Well Sealing.

103G.289 WELL INTERFERENCE; WELL SEALING. The commissioner shall not validate a well interference claim if the affected well has been sealed prior to the completion of the commissioner's investigation of the complaint. If the well is sealed prior to completion of the investigation, the commissioner must dismiss the complaint. History:   1Sp2015 c 4 art 4 s 96
MN Stat § 103G.293 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.293 — Statewide Drought Plan.

103G.293 STATEWIDE DROUGHT PLAN. The commissioner shall establish a plan to respond to drought-related emergencies and to prepare a statewide framework for drought response. The plan must consider metropolitan water supply plans of the Metropolitan Council prepared under section 473.1565. The plan must provide a framework for implementing drought response actions in a staged approach related to decreasing levels of flows. Permits issued under section 103G.271 must provide conditions on water appropriation consistent with the drought response plan established by this section. History:  1990 c 391 art 10 s 3; 1990 c 434 s 1; 1993 c 13 art 1 s 23; 2006 c 212 art 3 s 7
MN Stat § 103G.298 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.298 — Landscape Irrigation Systems.

103G.298 LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. All automatically operated landscape irrigation systems shall have furnished and installed technology that inhibits or interrupts operation of the landscape irrigation system during periods of sufficient moisture. The technology must be adjustable either by the end user or the professional practitioner of landscape irrigation services. History:   2003 c 44 s 1
MN Stat § 103G.305 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.305 — Time Limit To Act On Water-use Permit Application.

103G.305 TIME LIMIT TO ACT ON WATER-USE PERMIT APPLICATION. Subdivision 1. General 150-day limit. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, the commissioner must act on a water-use permit within 150 days after the completed application for the permit has been submitted. Within 30 business days of application for a water-use permit, the commissioner shall notify the applicant, in writing, whether the application is complete or incomplete. (b) The commissioner must direct a hearing to be held on a water-use permit application or make an order issuing a permit or denying a permit. Subd. 2. Exception. The requirements of subdivision 1 do not apply to applications for a water-use permit for: (1) appropriations for diversion from the basin of origin of more than 2,000,000 gallons per day average in a 30-day period; or (2) appropriations with a consumptive use of more than 2,000,000 gallons per day average for a 30-day period. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 35; 1993 c 186 s 16; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 57; 2014 c 289 s 57
MN Stat § 103G.401 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.401 — Application To Establish Lake Levels.

103G.401 APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH LAKE LEVELS. (a) Applications for authority to establish and maintain levels of public waters and applications to establish the natural ordinary high-water level of public waters may be made to the commissioner by a public body or authority or by a majority of the riparian owners on the public waters. (b) To conserve or utilize the water resources of the state, the commissioner may initiate proceedings to establish and maintain the level of public waters. (c) When establishing an ordinary high-water level, the commissioner must provide written or electronic notice of the order to the local units of government where the public water is located. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 38; 1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 83
MN Stat § 103G.405 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.405 — Water Level Control For Landlocked Lakes.

103G.405 WATER LEVEL CONTROL FOR LANDLOCKED LAKES. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the commissioner must issue a water level control permit to establish a control elevation for a landlocked lake below the ordinary high-water level for the lake if: (1) the commissioner finds that: (i) the control is necessary to prevent adverse impacts to the lake or adjoining property; (ii) other reasonable or cost-effective alternatives are not available; and (iii) natural resource or hydrologic conditions exist in the watershed that would limit the potential for continuous discharge of excess waters from the lake; and (2) the outlet and discharge of excess waters is addressed in an approved water management plan under chapter 103B or 103D. (b) In addition to the requirements in section 103G.301, subdivision 6, if the proposed control elevation is more than 1-1/2 feet below the ordinary high-water level, the permit applicant shall serve a copy of the application on each county and municipality within which any portion of the lake is located and the lake improvement district, if one exists. (c) The commissioner may not issue a permit to establish a control elevation more than 1-1/2 feet below the ordinary high-water level of a lake if a county, municipality, watershed district, or lake improvement district required to be served under paragraph (b) or section 103G.301, subdivision 6, files a written objection to the issuance of the permit with the commissioner within 30 days after receiving a copy of the application. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 39; 1996 c 407 s 45
MN Stat § 103G.407 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.407 — Water Level Control For Public Waters With Outlet.

103G.407 WATER LEVEL CONTROL FOR PUBLIC WATERS WITH OUTLET. (a) The commissioner, upon due consideration of recommendations and objections as provided in paragraph (c), may issue a public-waters-work permit to establish a control elevation for a public water with an outlet that is different than any previously existing or established control level when: (1) all of the property abutting the ordinary high-water mark of the public water is in public ownership or the public entity has obtained permanent flowage easements; and (2) the commissioner finds that the proposed change in the control level is in the public interest and causes minimal adverse environmental impact. (b) In addition to the requirements in section 103G.301, subdivision 6, if the proposed control elevation differs from any historical control level, the permit applicant shall serve a copy of the application on each county and municipality within which any portion of the lake is located and on the lake improvement district, if one exists. (c) A county, municipality, watershed district, watershed management organization, or lake improvement district required to be served under paragraph (b) or section 103G.301, subdivision 6, may file a written recommendation for the issuance of the permit or an objection to the issuance of the permit with the commissioner within 30 days after receiving a copy of the application. History:   2004 c 262 art 2 s 6
MN Stat § 103G.408 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.408 — Temporary Drawdown Of Public Waters.

103G.408 TEMPORARY DRAWDOWN OF PUBLIC WATERS. (a) The commissioner, upon consideration of recommendations and objections as provided in clause (2), item (iii), and paragraph (c), may issue a public-waters-work permit for the temporary drawdown of a public water when: (1) the public water is a shallow lake to be managed for fish, wildlife, or ecological purposes by the commissioner and the commissioner has conducted a public hearing presenting a comprehensive management plan outlining how and when temporary drawdowns under this section will be conducted; or (2) the permit applicant is a public entity and: (i) the commissioner deems the project to be beneficial and makes findings of fact that the drawdown is in the public interest; (ii) the permit applicant has obtained permission from at least 75 percent of the riparian landowners; and (iii) the permit applicant has conducted a public hearing according to paragraph (d). (b) In addition to the requirements in section 103G.301, subdivision 6, the permit applicant shall serve a copy of the application on each county, municipality, and watershed management organization, if one exists, within which any portion of the public water is located and on the lake improvement district, if one exists. (c) A county, municipality, watershed district, watershed management organization, or lake improvement district required to be served under paragraph (b) or section 103G.301, subdivision 6, may file a written recommendation for the issuance of a permit or an objection to the issuance of a permit with the commissioner within 30 days after receiving a copy of the application. (d) The hearing notice for a public hearing under paragraph (a), clause (2), item (iii), must: (1) include the date, place, and time for the hearing; (2) include the waters affected and a description of the proposed project; (3) be mailed or electronically transmitted to the director, the county auditor, the clerk or mayor of a municipality, the lake improvement district if one exists, the watershed district or water management organization, the soil and water conservation district, and all riparian owners of record affected by the application; and (4) be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected area. (e) Periodic temporary drawdowns conducted under paragraph (a) are not considered takings from riparian landowners. (f) This section does not apply to public waters that have been designated for wildlife management under section 97A.101. History:  2009 c 48 s 1; 2012 c 277 art 1 s 80; 1Sp2019 c 4 art 3 s 93
MN Stat § 103G.411 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.411 — Stipulation Of Low-water Mark.

103G.411 STIPULATION OF LOW-WATER MARK. If the state is a party in a civil action relating to the navigability or ownership of the bed of a body of water, river, or stream, the commissioner, on behalf of the state, may agree by written stipulation with a riparian owner who is a party to the action on the location of the ordinary low-water mark on the riparian land of the party. After the stipulation is executed by all parties, it must be presented to the judge of the district court where the action is pending for approval. If the stipulation is approved, the judge shall make and enter an order providing that the final judgment when entered shall conform to the location of the ordinary, low-water mark as provided for in the stipulation as it relates to the parties to the stipulation. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 40; 2017 c 93 art 2 s 121; 2020 c 83 art 1 s 17
MN Stat § 103G.412 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.412 — Stream Gauge Data.

103G.412 STREAM GAUGE DATA. The commissioner of natural resources shall provide an easily accessible link to the Department of Natural Resources' and the Pollution Control Agency's cooperative stream gauging data, including lake level information for existing stations, including White Bear Lake and Turtle Lake, on the department's website. History:   2014 c 312 art 14 s 9
MN Stat § 103G.413 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.413 — Appeal Of Order Establishing Ordinary High-water Level.

103G.413 APPEAL OF ORDER ESTABLISHING ORDINARY HIGH-WATER LEVEL. Subdivision 1. Petition. A local unit of government may petition for review of the ordinary high-water level. A petition may be filed on behalf of the local unit of government or riparian landowner affected by the ordinary high-water level. The petition must be filed by the local unit of government and include reasons why the determination should be reviewed and evidence to be considered as part of the review. Subd. 2. Review. If a local unit of government files a petition under this section, the commissioner must review the petition within 90 days of the request and issue a final order. The commissioner may extend this period by 90 days by providing written notice of the extension to the applicant. Any further extension requires the agreement of the petitioner. History:   1Sp2021 c 6 art 2 s 84