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United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must create a stream maintenance program, and counties that want to join must apply and provide required information unless waived.
United States — Minnesota
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The state owns the beds and underlying land of navigable rivers in fee simple, subject to U.S. regulations and public lawful use on the waters.
United States — Minnesota
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This compact sets rules for Great Lakes basin water management, including registration of larger withdrawals and all diversions, reporting, conservation programs, and a general ban on new or increased diversions unless an exception applies.
United States — Minnesota
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The state’s goal is to keep groundwater in its natural condition and free from human-caused degradation.
United States — Minnesota
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This section defines terms used in the chapter, including agricultural chemical, health risk limits, best management practices, groundwater, pollutant, pollution, sensitive area, and water resource protection requirements.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner of natural resources must set criteria for sensitive groundwater areas, identify and map them, notify local governments, and publish notice. State agencies and certain regulators must consider the identified risk when making decisions affecting sensitive areas.
United States — Minnesota
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Some agricultural land is treated as marginal agricultural land and can qualify for a reserve program; the Board of Water and Soil Resources may authorize acquisition of certain hillside easements.
United States — Minnesota
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A landowner in a sensitive area can have a complete defense to groundwater-liability claims if the required district plan is adopted, implemented, certified, maintained, and no unlawful practices disrupt it.
United States — Minnesota
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The Pollution Control Agency and the commissioner of agriculture must develop, promote, and evaluate best management practices to prevent groundwater degradation, with consultation, public notice, and comment requirements.
United States — Minnesota
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State and local agencies must submit groundwater monitoring results to the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office, maintain computerized databases using specified standards, and make the database accessible to certain agencies.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner of health may adopt and revise health risk limits for groundwater-related substances, but must use specified methods and follow notice, comment, and review steps in some cases.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner of agriculture and the Pollution Control Agency must evaluate pollutant detection in state groundwater, and if conditions suggest common detection, begin best management practices and keep monitoring.
United States — Minnesota
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If groundwater pollution is detected, regulators must promote best management practices, and the Pollution Control Agency or agriculture commissioner may adopt water protection requirements.
United States — Minnesota
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The Pollution Control Agency and the commissioner of agriculture have supplemental authority here, and this chapter does not limit other legal authorities.
United States — Minnesota
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This chapter states its purpose is to protect health and general welfare by supporting orderly, healthful, and reasonable development and protection of groundwater.
United States — Minnesota
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This section defines terms used in the chapter, including types of wells, borings, contractors, and related devices.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner of health has broad authority over wells and borings, including licensing, rulemaking, permits, inspections, and a fee for variance requests.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner of natural resources may require well owners, especially owners of flowing artesian wells, to prevent waste.
United States — Minnesota
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The Advisory Council on Wells and Borings is created and must have 18 voting members, with specific membership categories.
United States — Minnesota
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This provision lets the commissioner and community health boards delegate well-related duties by agreement, but it sets required terms, limits outside-jurisdiction work, and allows local regulation in some areas.