Miss the Water-Quality Deadline, and Approval Happens Automatically
Published Date: 11/6/2026
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Summary
Blue Earth County, Minnesota asked for a water quality check for a project on October 9, 2026. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has until October 9, 2027, to approve or deny this request. If they don’t decide by then, their approval is automatically given, so the project can move forward without delay.
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State must act by October 9, 2027
Blue Earth County submitted a Clean Water Act section 401(a)(1) water quality certification request on October 9, 2026 for Project No. 3071-008. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has until October 9, 2027 to approve or deny that request. If the Minnesota PCA does not act by October 9, 2027, the certifying authority is deemed waived under section 401(a)(1) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1341(a)(1)).
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