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MN Stat § 103G.625 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.625 — Municipal Control Of Aquatic Vegetation And Organisms.

103G.625 MUNICIPAL CONTROL OF AQUATIC VEGETATION AND ORGANISMS. Subdivision 1. Authority. The governing body of a municipality or town may expend funds for the control or destruction of harmful or undesirable aquatic vegetation or organisms in public waters and may cooperate with other governing bodies and landowners in the control or destruction. Subd. 2. Permit required. The control or destruction of the aquatic vegetation or organisms may not be started unless a permit has been obtained from the commissioner under section 103G.615 and the work is done in accordance with the terms and conditions of the permit. Subd. 3. Funding. (a) The governing body of a municipality or town may use any available funds and may levy a tax on all taxable property in the municipality or town to implement this section. (b) To provide funds in advance of collection of the tax levies, the governing body may, at any time after the tax has been levied and certified to the county auditor for collection, issue certificates of indebtedness in anticipation of the collection and payment of the tax. The total amount of the certificates, including principal and interest, may not exceed 90 percent of the amount of the levy and must become payable from the proceeds of the levy not later than two years from the date of issuance. The certificates shall be issued on terms and conditions as the governing body may determine and sold as provided in section 475.60. (c) If the governing body determines that an emergency exists, it may make appropriations from the proceeds of the certificates for authorized purposes without complying with statutory or charter provisions requiring that expenditures be based on a prior budget authorization or other budgeting requirement. (d) The proceeds of a tax levied or an issue of certificates of indebtedness must be deposited in a separate fund and expended only for purposes authorized by this section. If a disbursement is not made from the fund for a period of five years, money remaining in the fund may be transferred to the general fund. History:  1990 c 391 art 7 s 65; 1994 c 505 art 3 s 3
MN Stat § 103G.651 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.651 — Removing Sunken Logs From Public Waters.

103G.651 REMOVING SUNKEN LOGS FROM PUBLIC WATERS. The commissioner of natural resources must not issue leases to remove sunken logs or issue permits for the removal of sunken logs from public waters. History:   2010 c 361 art 4 s 61
MN Stat § 103G.701 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.701 — Stream Maintenance Program.

103G.701 STREAM MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner shall establish a stream maintenance program. The program must include grants-in-aid to participating counties. Subd. 2. Application. A county desiring to participate in the stream maintenance program must submit an application for the proposed work to the commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner. Unless waived by the commissioner, the county must submit the following information with its application: (1) a map of the county showing the stream and the specific reaches of the stream to be maintained; (2) photographs showing the nature and extent of the maintenance problem; and (3) a resolution by the county board of commissioners asking to participate in the program and agreeing to provide at least 25 percent of the cost of the maintenance project. Subd. 3. Contract. After approving a stream maintenance project, the commissioner shall contract with the county for performance of work necessary to do the project. The contract may provide that the county share of the cost of the project is paid in the form of services provided by the county. Subd. 4. Eligible projects. The commissioner may grant money for: (1) cutting and removal of brush and dead or downed trees; and (2) removal of large rocks and other debris such as concrete, asphalt, or scrap material. Subd. 5. Grants. (a) The commissioner must apportion grant money according to the relative severity of the maintenance problem, the date of application for the grant, and the availability of funds. (b) A grant may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of a stream maintenance project. (c) Money may not be disbursed for excavation, filling, or for work performed until an application for the project is filed with the commissioner. (d) The stream maintenance work must be performed by the county or under county supervision. Subd. 6. County matching funds. A county may appropriate from its general revenue fund sufficient funds to match the grants-in-aid authorized in this section. History:   1990 c 391 art 7 s 66
MN Stat § 103G.711 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103G — Waters Of The State|Section 103G.711 — State's Ownership Of Bed Of Navigable River.

103G.711 STATE'S OWNERSHIP OF BED OF NAVIGABLE RIVER. The ownership of the bed and the land under the waters of all rivers in the state that are navigable for commercial purposes are in the state in fee simple, subject only to the regulations made by the United States with regard to the public navigation and commerce and the lawful use by the public while on the waters. History:   1990 c 391 art 7 s 67
MN Stat § 103H.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103H — Groundwater Protection|Section 103H.001 — Degradation Prevention Goal.

103H.001 DEGRADATION PREVENTION GOAL. It is the goal of the state that groundwater be maintained in its natural condition, free from any degradation caused by human activities. It is recognized that for some human activities this degradation prevention goal cannot be practicably achieved. However, where prevention is practicable, it is intended that it be achieved. Where it is not currently practicable, the development of methods and technology that will make prevention practicable is encouraged. History:   1989 c 326 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 103H.005 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103H — Groundwater Protection|Section 103H.005 — Definitions.

103H.005 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Agricultural chemical. "Agricultural chemical" means a pesticide, fertilizer, plant amendment, or soil amendment. Subd. 3. Health risk limits. "Health risk limits" means a concentration of a substance or chemical adopted by rule of the commissioner of health that is a potential drinking water contaminant because of a systemic or carcinogenic toxicological result from consumption. Subd. 4. Best management practices. "Best management practices" means practicable voluntary practices that are capable of preventing and minimizing degradation of groundwater, considering economic factors, availability, technical feasibility, implementability, effectiveness, and environmental effects. Best management practices apply to schedules of activities; design and operation standards; restrictions of practices; maintenance procedures; management plans; practices to prevent site releases, spillage, or leaks; application and use of chemicals; drainage from raw material storage; operating procedures; treatment requirements; and other activities causing groundwater degradation. Subd. 5. Common detection. "Common detection" means detection of a pollutant that is not due to misuse or unusual or unique circumstances, but is likely to be the result of normal use of a product or a practice. Subd. 6. Degradation. "Degradation" means changing groundwater from its natural condition by human activities. Subd. 7. Fertilizer. "Fertilizer" has the meaning given in section 18C.005, subdivision 11. Subd. 8. Groundwater. "Groundwater" means groundwater as defined in section 115.01, subdivision 6. Subd. 9. Pesticide. "Pesticide" has the meaning given in section 18B.01, subdivision 18. Subd. 10. Plant amendment. "Plant amendment" has the meaning given in section 18C.005, subdivision 25. Subd. 11. Pollutant. "Pollutant" means a chemical or substance for which a health risk limit has been adopted. Subd. 12. Pollution. "Pollution" means degradation of groundwater by a pollutant. Subd. 13. Sensitive area. "Sensitive area" means a geographic area defined by natural features where there is a significant risk of groundwater degradation from activities conducted at or near the land surface. Subd. 14. Soil amendment. "Soil amendment" has the meaning given in section 18C.005, subdivision 34. Subd. 15. Water resource protection requirements. "Water resource protection requirements" means requirements adopted by rule for one or more pollutants intended to prevent and minimize pollution of groundwater. Water resource protection requirements include design criteria, standards, operation and maintenance procedures, practices to prevent releases, spills, leaks, and incidents, restrictions on use and practices, and treatment requirements. History:   1989 c 326 art 1 s 2
MN Stat § 103H.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103H — Groundwater Protection|Section 103H.105 — Conservation Easements To Protect Sensitive Areas.

103H.105 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE AREAS. (a) Agricultural land within a sensitive area identified in section 103H.101, subdivision 2, or by the Board of Water and Soil Resources and land in or immediately surrounding a sinkhole is marginal agricultural land for purposes of section 103F.515, subdivision 2, and is eligible for the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program under section 103F.515. (b) Notwithstanding section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (4), and subdivision 4, the Board of Water and Soil Resources may authorize acquisition of hillside easements that restrict hillside pasturing or grazing of livestock. History:  1989 c 326 art 1 s 4; 1990 c 391 art 10 s 3; 2009 c 176 art 1 s 50
MN Stat § 103H.111 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103H — Groundwater Protection|Section 103H.111 — Liability After Protection Of Sensitive Area.

103H.111 LIABILITY AFTER PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE AREA. (a) A landowner within a sensitive area, identified under section 103H.101, has a complete defense to liability for degradation of groundwater caused by surface water from the sensitive area recharging groundwater if: (1) the landowner's portion of the sensitive area is subject to a plan adopted by the soil and water conservation district to protect the groundwater from degradation through surface water recharge; (2) the projects and practices required by the plan have been implemented and have been certified as having been implemented by the soil and water conservation district; (3) the projects and practices required by the plan are maintained according to the plan; and (4) the landowner has not allowed unlawful practices on the property that disrupt the projects and practices required by the plan. (b) The soil and water conservation district's plan must include appropriate best management practices and water resource protection requirements. History:   1989 c 326 art 1 s 5
MN Stat § 103H.151 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103H — Groundwater Protection|Section 103H.151 — Best Management Practices.

103H.151 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. Subdivision 1. Development by Pollution Control Agency. Except as provided in subdivision 2 for agricultural chemicals and practices, the Pollution Control Agency in consultation with local water planning authorities shall develop best management practices for the prevention of groundwater degradation for specific activity categories. The Pollution Control Agency shall contact and solicit comments from affected persons and businesses in developing the best management practices. The Pollution Control Agency must publish notice and also solicit comments and recommendations from state agencies and local governments affected by or regulating the activities. Subd. 2. Agricultural chemicals; best management practices. The commissioner of agriculture, in consultation with local water planning authorities, shall develop best management practices for agricultural chemicals and practices. The commissioner shall give public notice and contact and solicit comment from affected persons and businesses interested in developing the best management practices. Subd. 3. Education and promotion. The commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency and agriculture, in conjunction with the Board of Water and Soil Resources, soil and water conservation districts, and the Minnesota Extension Service, must promote best management practices and provide education about how the use of best management practices will prevent, minimize, reduce, and eliminate the source of groundwater degradation. The promotion and education shall include demonstration projects. Subd. 4. Evaluation. The commissioners of agriculture and the Pollution Control Agency shall, through field audits and other appropriate means, monitor the use and effectiveness of best management practices developed and promoted under this section. The information collected must be submitted to the Environmental Quality Board. History:  1989 c 326 art 1 s 6; 1995 c 220 s 94; 2019 c 50 art 1 s 30
MN Stat § 103H.175 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103H — Groundwater Protection|Section 103H.175 — Groundwater Quality Monitoring.

103H.175 GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING. Subdivision 1. Submitting monitoring results. The results of monitoring groundwater quality by state agencies and political subdivisions must be submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. Subd. 2. Computerized database. Agencies monitoring groundwater shall maintain computerized databases of the results of groundwater quality monitoring using standards adopted by the Department of Information Technology Services and geospatial technology standards and guidelines published by the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. The database must be accessible to the Pollution Control Agency, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health, and Department of Natural Resources. Subd. 3. Report. Every five years, the Pollution Control Agency, in cooperation with other agencies participating in the monitoring of water resources, shall provide a draft report on the status of groundwater monitoring to the Environmental Quality Board for review and then to the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over the environment, natural resources, and agriculture as part of the report in section 103A.204. History:  1989 c 326 art 1 s 7; 1991 c 345 art 2 s 17,18; 1994 c 557 s 16; 1999 c 86 art 3 s 11; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 107; 2010 c 392 art 1 s 12; 2012 c 272 s 59; 2013 c 134 s 30; 2013 c 142 art 3 s 36; 2021 c 31 art 2 s 16
MN Stat § 103H.251 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103H — Groundwater Protection|Section 103H.251 — Evaluating Detection Of Pollutants.

103H.251 EVALUATING DETECTION OF POLLUTANTS. Subdivision 1. Methods. (a) The commissioner of agriculture for pollution resulting from agricultural chemicals and practices and the Pollution Control Agency for other pollutants shall evaluate the detection of pollutants in groundwater of the state. Evaluation of the detection may include collection technique, sampling handling technique, laboratory practices, other quality control practices, climatological conditions, and potential pollutant sources. (b) If conditions indicate a likelihood of the detection of the pollutant or pollutant breakdown product to be a common detection, the commissioner of agriculture or the Pollution Control Agency must begin development of best management practices and continue to monitor for the pollutant or pollutant breakdown products. Subd. 2. Analysis of pollution trend. The commissioner of agriculture for pollution resulting from agricultural chemicals and practices and the Pollution Control Agency for other pollutants shall develop and implement groundwater monitoring and hydrogeologic evaluation following pollution detection to evaluate pollution frequency and concentration trend. Assessment of the site-specific and pollutant-specific conditions and the likelihood of common detection must include applicable monitoring, pollutant use information, physical and chemical properties of the pollutant, hydrogeologic information, and review of information and data from other local, state, or federal monitoring databases. History:   1989 c 326 art 1 s 9
MN Stat § 103H.280 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103H — Groundwater Protection|Section 103H.280 — Supplemental Authority.

103H.280 SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY. The authority of the Pollution Control Agency and the commissioner of agriculture in this chapter is supplemental to other authority given by law and does not restrict other authorities. History:   1989 c 326 art 1 s 11
MN Stat § 103I.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103I — Wells, Borings, And Underground Uses|Section 103I.001 — Legislative Intent.

103I.001 LEGISLATIVE INTENT. This chapter is intended to protect the health and general welfare by providing a means for the development and protection of the natural resource of groundwater in an orderly, healthful, and reasonable manner. History:   1989 c 326 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 103I.103 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103I — Wells, Borings, And Underground Uses|Section 103I.103 — Waste Prevention May Be Required.

103I.103 WASTE PREVENTION MAY BE REQUIRED. The commissioner of natural resources may require the owners of wells, especially flowing artesian wells, to prevent waste to conserve the groundwater water supply of the state. History:   1989 c 326 art 3 s 4
MN Stat § 103I.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103I — Wells, Borings, And Underground Uses|Section 103I.105 — Advisory Council On Wells And Borings.

103I.105 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WELLS AND BORINGS. (a) The Advisory Council on Wells and Borings is established as an advisory council to the commissioner. The advisory council shall consist of 18 voting members. Of the 18 voting members: (1) one member must be from the Department of Health, appointed by the commissioner of health; (2) one member must be from the Department of Natural Resources, appointed by the commissioner of natural resources; (3) one member must be a member of the Minnesota Geological Survey of the University of Minnesota, appointed by the director; (4) one member must be a responsible individual for a licensed explorer; (5) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed elevator boring contractor; (6) two members must be members of the public who are not connected with the boring or well drilling industry; (7) one member must be from the Pollution Control Agency, appointed by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency; (8) one member must be from the Department of Transportation, appointed by the commissioner of transportation; (9) one member must be from the Board of Water and Soil Resources appointed by its chair; (10) one member must be a certified representative of an environmental well contractor; (11) six members must be residents of this state appointed by the commissioner, who are certified representatives of licensed well contractors, with not more than two from the seven-county metropolitan area and at least four from other areas of the state who represent different geographical regions; and (12) one member must be a certified representative of a licensed bored geothermal heat exchanger contractor. (b) An appointee of the well drilling industry may not serve more than two consecutive terms. (c) The appointees to the advisory council from the well drilling industry must: (1) have been residents of this state for at least three years before appointment; and (2) have at least five years' experience in the well drilling business. (d) The terms of the appointed members and the compensation and removal of all members are governed by section 15.059. History:  1989 c 326 art 3 s 5; 1991 c 355 s 13; 1999 c 153 s 6; 2005 c 106 s 18; 2013 c 108 art 12 s 108; 2014 c 286 art 8 s 12; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 12
MN Stat § 103I.113 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103I — Wells, Borings, And Underground Uses|Section 103I.113 — Applicability To Mining Activities.

103I.113 APPLICABILITY TO MINING ACTIVITIES. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to mining activities within a mining area described in a permit to mine issued under section 93.481 except a well or boring from which water is withdrawn. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to borings made within an area for which a conditional use permit for kaolin clay extraction has been obtained from the appropriate permitting authority when the kaolin clay extraction activity will remove all of the materials in which the borings occurred except a well or boring from which water is withdrawn. History:  1989 c 326 art 3 s 7; 1993 c 113 art 3 s 1
MN Stat § 103I.115 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103I — Wells, Borings, And Underground Uses|Section 103I.115 — Compliance With This Chapter Required.

103I.115 COMPLIANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER REQUIRED. A person may not construct, repair, or seal a well or boring, except as provided under the provisions of this chapter. History:  1989 c 326 art 3 s 8; 1992 c 544 s 5; 2005 c 106 s 21
MN Stat § 103I.221 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103I — Wells, Borings, And Underground Uses|Section 103I.221 — Plastic Casings.

103I.221 PLASTIC CASINGS. Subdivision 1. Plastic casings allowed. The use of plastic casings in wells is expressly authorized. Subd. 2. Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules relating to the installation of plastic well casing. History:   1989 c 326 art 3 s 12
MN Stat § 103I.231 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 103A - 114B — Water|Chapter 103I — Wells, Borings, And Underground Uses|Section 103I.231 — Commissioner May Order Repairs.

103I.231 COMMISSIONER MAY ORDER REPAIRS. (a) The commissioner may order a property owner to take remedial measures, including making repairs, reconstructing, or sealing a well or boring according to provisions of this chapter. The order may be issued if the commissioner determines, based on inspection of the water or the well or boring site or an analysis of water from the well or boring, that the well or boring: (1) is contaminated or may contribute to the spread of contamination; (2) is required to be sealed under this chapter and has not been sealed according to provisions of this chapter; (3) is in a state of disrepair so that its continued existence endangers the quality of the groundwater; (4) is a health or safety hazard; or (5) is located in a place or constructed in a manner that its continued use or existence endangers the quality of the groundwater. (b) The order of the commissioner may be enforced in an action to seek compliance brought by the commissioner in the district court of the county where the well or boring is located. History:  1989 c 326 art 3 s 13; 1991 c 355 s 25; 2005 c 106 s 26