as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/09/2021 11:43am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/09/2021 |
A bill for an act
relating to waters; appropriating money for groundwater storage and recovery.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2022 from the general
fund to the commissioner of natural resources to complete a centralized aquifer-property
database to provide needed data for site characterization.
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The commissioner of health must:
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(1) develop a decision-support system and cost-benefit analysis tool for interested parties
to evaluate the potential to use aquifer storage and recovery;
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(2) apply to United States Environmental Protection Agency for primacy over class V
injection wells;
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(3) modify Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, to allow injection wells in aquifer storage
and recovery projects that meet specified design criteria; and
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(4) develop a process for well permitting with engineering and environmental details
including source water, aquifer, pre- and post-treatment, reporting, and monitoring
requirements.
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