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United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may issue water-use permits for mining-related water diversion or use, and eligible mine owners must apply for a permit. Permits can include conditions, timing requirements, bonds, and later modification or cancellation in specified cases.
United States — Minnesota
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Automatically operated landscape irrigation systems must have moisture-inhibiting or interrupting technology installed, and that technology must be adjustable by the end user or a landscape irrigation professional.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may issue administrative penalty orders for certain water appropriation violations, require corrections, and assess penalties up to $40,000.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may issue a notice for certain violations, and a notified person must pay a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day of violation.
United States — Minnesota
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Permit applications must include specified materials, some fees must be paid, and several government applicants are exempt from fees.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must act on a water-use permit application within 150 days after a completed application is submitted, and must notify the applicant in writing within 30 business days whether the application is complete or incomplete.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must hold a hearing as a contested case, give public notice, and can subpoena witnesses and documents.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner can deny or issue permits, but must make findings, support orders with substantial evidence, and grant a permit when the applicant’s plan meets the stated public-safety and welfare standard.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may start proceedings to set public-water levels, and must notify local governments when setting an ordinary high-water level.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must issue a water level control permit for a landlocked lake below its ordinary high-water level if the listed findings and planning conditions are met, but must not issue the permit if a required local entity objects in writing within 30 days. If the proposed control elevation is more than 1-1/2 feet
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may issue a public-waters-work permit for a new control elevation if ownership or easement conditions are met and the change is in the public interest with minimal environmental impact. The permit applicant must serve the application on nearby counties, municipalities, and any lake improvement district
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may issue a permit for a temporary drawdown of public water if stated conditions are met. The applicant must serve copies of the application on listed local bodies, and certain local bodies may respond within 30 days.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may settle the low-water mark by written stipulation with a riparian owner, but the stipulation must be presented to the district judge for approval.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner of natural resources must provide an easy-to-find link on the department’s website to cooperative stream-gauging data, including lake level information for existing stations such as White Bear Lake and Turtle Lake.
United States — Minnesota
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A local government may petition to review the ordinary high-water level, and the commissioner must review it within 90 days and issue a final order.
United States — Minnesota
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The provision sets a preferred Big Stone Lake level of 967 project datum from May 1 to October 1 and requires dam operation and outflow control to match that level.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner must make and follow a plan for operating Mississippi headwater dams, give notice and hold a hearing before it takes effect, publish the findings, and may change lake stages by up to one foot without another hearing in some cases.
United States — Minnesota
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A person may obtain the right to build, raise, or extend a dam on nonnavigable water by petitioning the court and paying damages, but the dam cannot damage a previously developed waterpower.
United States — Minnesota
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The commissioner may build, maintain, and operate dams and related structures, acquire land for that work, and accept outside funds for dam and control-structure projects.
United States — Minnesota
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This provision lets the commissioner repair or reconstruct dams, make evaluations, and give aid or grants, subject to conditions and funding limits.