Minnesota Administrative Rules

6115.0760 LOCAL PERMITS.

The commissioner, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.271, subdivision 4, shall delegate to municipal, county, or regional level of government the authority to process and approve permit applications for the appropriation and use of waters of the state in amounts of more than 10,000 gallons per day and more than 1,000,000 gallons per year, but less than 3,600,000 million gallons per year. Such delegation shall be made at the municipal, county, or regional level which means a governmental entity, or several governmental entities in combination, having authority or jurisdiction over areas of geographical extent beyond the limits of a single county, or a watershed district. The delegation by the commissioner shall be subject to the following requirements:

A.

The authorized unit of government has established an administrative process which includes provisions for establishing a water appropriation management planning process consistent with part 6115.0810.

B.

The review and approval of applications are consistent with the applicable provisions of these parts.

C.

A formalized agreement is made and signed by the commissioner and the appropriate municipal, county, or regional level authority involved.

D.

Copies of all applications and records of local actions on applications are provided to the commissioner upon receipt and action.

E.

Records of water appropriation amounts and the processing fee shall be submitted by the permittee to the commissioner as required by part 6115.0750, subparts 3 and 4, and Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.271, subdivision 6, and 103G.281, subdivision 3.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 103G.315; 105.415

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008