Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

103G.301 GENERAL PERMIT; APPLICATION PROCEDURES. § Subdivision 1.Application documentation. (a) An application for a permit must be accompanied by: (1) maps, plans, and specifications describing the proposed appropriation and use of waters; (2) the changes, additions, repairs, or…

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…

103G.311 PERMIT HEARING. § Subdivision 1.Hearing requirement. A hearing must be conducted as a contested case hearing under chapter 14. § Subd. 2.Hearing notice. (a) The hearing notice on an application must include: (1) the date, place, and time fixed by the commissioner for the…

103G.315 DENYING AND ISSUING PERMITS. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner's general authority. The commissioner may deny issuing permits and issue permits with or without conditions. § Subd. 2.Findings of fact. The commissioner shall make findings of fact on issues necessary for determi…

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…

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 fi…

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 i…

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 publ…

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 p…

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 …

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 …

103G.415 BIG STONE LAKE; SEASONAL WATER LEVEL. § Subdivision 1.Desirable water level elevation determined. The most desirable and beneficial level for the waters of Big Stone Lake from May 1 to October 1 is elevation 967, project datum, and the director of game and fish of South …

103G.421 CONTROL OF MISSISSIPPI HEADWATER LAKES. § Subdivision 1.Reason for control. The legislature finds that the regulation, control, and utilization of waters in the headwater lakes in the Mississippi River, including Leech Lake, Winnibigoshish Lake, Pokegama Lake, Pine River…

103G.501 CONSTRUCTING PRIVATE DAMS ON NONNAVIGABLE WATERS. § Subdivision 1.Procedure to acquire flowage rights. If a person desires to raise and extend or erect and maintain a dam on the person's property across a stream or other watercourse that is not navigable to create or imp…

103G.505 DAM CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE BY STATE. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The commissioner may construct, maintain, and operate dikes, dams, and other structures necessary to maintain uniform water levels established under this chapter to improve navigation, protect and impr…

103G.511 PUBLICLY OWNED DAM REPAIR. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The commissioner may: (1) repair or reconstruct state-owned dams; (2) make engineering evaluations related to the repair or reconstruction of dams owned by political subdivisions; and (3) grant aid to political subdiv…

103G.515 EXAMINING AND REPAIRING DAMS AND RESERVOIRS. § Subdivision 1.Examining structures. The commissioner may examine a reservoir, dam, control structure, or waterway obstruction after receiving a complaint or determining an examination is needed. The commissioner, or an autho…

103G.521 TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY OVER STATE DAMS. § Subdivision 1.Application. (a) Upon application by resolution of the governing body of a political subdivision authorized to maintain and operate dams or other control structures affecting public waters, the commissioner, with the…

103G.525 LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFERRING DAM OWNERSHIP. The state, a state department or agency, a county, municipality, town, or other governmental entity may not purchase or accept as a gift a privately owned dam subject to permit requirements until: (1) the commissioner has examin…

103G.531 DAM PERMIT EXCEPTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Exemption for structures constructed before July 1, 1937. This chapter does not authorize the commissioner to require a permit for the original construction of dams, reservoirs, or control works in existence on and before July 1, 19…

103G.535 HYDROPOWER GENERATION. § Subdivision 1.Public purpose. The legislature finds that: (1) the public health, safety, and welfare of the state is also promoted by the use of state waters to produce hydroelectric or hydromechanical power in a manner consistent with laws relat…

103G.541 MUNICIPAL DAMS ON RED RIVER OF THE NORTH. § Subdivision 1.Authority to construct dam. A municipality owning or permanently controlling property where a proposed dam is to be constructed may: (1) construct a dam on the property and across that portion of the Red River of …

103G.545 DAMS AND WATER LEVEL CONTROL IN COOK, LAKE, AND ST. LOUIS COUNTIES. § Subdivision 1.Purpose. The purpose of this section is to preserve shorelines, rapids, waterfalls, beaches, and other natural features in an unmodified state of nature. § Subd. 2.Legislative approval re…

103G.551 DAMS USED ONLY FOR WATER LEVEL REGULATION. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. This section and section 103G.555 apply to public waters if: (1) a dam constructed or maintained in any manner has existed in the outlet of the lake affecting the water level of the lake for a cont…

103G.555 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICIALS. An action or proceeding against the state, the commissioner, a county, or political subdivision or their officers or agents, relating to the taking over, construction, reconstruction, repair, improvement, maint…

103G.561 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIONS ON FLOWAGE EASEMENTS AND ORDINARY HIGH-WATER LEVELS. An action or proceeding that affects or seeks to adversely affect a perpetual flowage easement dedicated to the state for the use and benefit of the public as provided in section 103G…

103G.565 RIGHT TO OVERFLOW, OBSTRUCT, OR IMPAIR HIGHWAYS GRANTED BY GOVERNING BODY. § Subdivision 1.Authority. The governing body of a town or municipality may allow the overflow, obstruction, or impairment of a public street or other highway, or the digging of a raceway in a pub…

103G.571 BANK REPAIR ON PROPERTY WHERE OVERFLOW RIGHTS ARE ACQUIRED. § Subdivision 1.Right to repair. If the right to overflow the property of another by means of a dam is acquired by condemnation or contract and afterwards the waters of the stream are diverted because the banks …

103G.575 GRANT OF FLOWAGE EASEMENTS IN UPPER RED LAKE REGION. The commissioner, on behalf of the state and with the approval of the governor, may grant flowage easements on state-owned land or tax-forfeited land in the region of Upper Red Lake upon the terms and conditions prescr…

103G.601 ICE-CUTTING FENCES AND GUARDS. § Subdivision 1.Fence and guard requirement. A person cutting ice in or on waters entirely or partly in the state to remove ice must surround the cuttings and openings with fences or guards sufficient to warn persons of the cutting before t…

103G.605 DEICING WATER BODIES. A county board, lake improvement district, or governing body of a municipality under section 459.20 may regulate the construction and use of mechanical and chemical means of deicing the body of water in a manner consistent with rules of the commissi…

103G.611 WATER AERATION SAFETY. § Subdivision 1.Requirements. (a) The fee for a permit to operate an aeration system on public waters during periods of ice cover is $250. The commissioner may waive the fee for aeration systems that are assisting efforts to maintain angling opport…

103G.615 PERMITS TO HARVEST OR DESTROY AQUATIC PLANTS. § Subdivision 1.Issuance; validity. (a) The commissioner may issue a state general permit to a governmental subdivision or to the general public to conduct one or more projects described in this subdivision. The commissioner …

103G.621 COUNTY WEED AND ALGAE DESTRUCTION AND REMOVAL. A county board, lake improvement district, or governing body of a municipality under section 459.20 may regulate the mechanical and chemical means of removal of weeds and algae from the body of water in a manner consistent w…

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 wit…

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

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 p…

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…

103G.801 GREAT LAKES -- ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN WATER RESOURCES COMPACT. The Great Lakes -- St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE 1 SHORT …

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 …

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 limit…

103H.101 PROTECTING SENSITIVE AREAS. § Subdivision 1.Criteria for determining sensitive areas. The commissioner of natural resources in consultation with the Minnesota Geological Survey, soil and water conservation districts, local water planning authorities, and other interested…

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…

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…

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 managem…

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. Ag…