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United States — Minnesota
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If a replacement plan is not approved, the person must be compensated, and may drain or fill the wetland only if eligibility and application conditions are met and compensation is not received within 90 days.
United States — Minnesota
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State officers must enforce groundwater, wetland, and public waters laws, may issue cease-and-desist orders, and can require restoration or replacement; violations are misdemeanors.
United States — Minnesota
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Notices and other documents may be sent electronically, unless the recipient has given a mailing address and said mailing is preferred.
United States — Minnesota
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The Board of Water and Soil Resources may adopt or amend rules for a program regulating dredged and fill material in state waters, but the rules cannot be more restrictive than section 404 or state law.
United States — Minnesota
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An agent or employee working for someone else may not alter certain public-water structures or water flow unless they first get the required property-owner statement and send a copy to the local Department of Natural Resources office. The commissioner must also create a compliance form.
United States — Minnesota
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Most work that changes public waters needs a public-waters-work permit from the commissioner, with several listed exceptions and special rules for boathouses, boat storage structures, and emergencies.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may investigate and issue orders about permit and non-permit activities affecting waters of the state, and must serve a copy of any findings and order on the person named.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner has the power to administer state waters, lake levels, water storage reservoirs, and the ordinary high-water level of waters of the state.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must adopt water-allocation rules using listed priority categories for water use.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must manage water resources for adequate supply, and certain large water-use permits cannot be approved until specific review steps and findings are completed.
United States — Minnesota
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The water management account is created, certain fee and penalty revenues must be deposited into it, and the money may be used only for administering the chapter.
United States — Minnesota
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Most water use in the state needs a water-use permit from the commissioner, with several listed exemptions and special permit rules.
United States — Minnesota
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Owners of water-use installations need written commissioner permission before increasing pumping capacity or making major changes, and they must file water use data statements and provide required information when asked.
United States — Minnesota
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Water users listed in this section may not use state waters unless they measure and record the quantity used or appropriated.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may require monitoring equipment for certain water permits, and affected installations must have automated measuring devices, keep records, report measurements annually, and cover related costs.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may waive some limits or requirements for just cause, and applicants for certain surface-water uses must provide support statements or contingency plans, while the commissioner must set a protective elevation in some cases.
United States — Minnesota
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Groundwater use permit applications are incomplete unless the applicant supplies specified technical information; the commissioner also has powers and duties to assess applications, issue notices, waive some requirements, and manage groundwater areas and limits.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must not validate a well interference claim, and must dismiss the complaint, if the affected well was sealed before the investigation was finished.
United States — Minnesota
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Public water authorities must impose and enforce conservation restrictions during a declared critical water deficiency, and larger public water suppliers must file and update water supply plans and implement demand-reduction measures.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must create a drought response plan and statewide framework, and the plan must account for Metropolitan Council water supply plans and staged response actions as flows decrease.