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Chapter 116
Section 116.0717
Recent History
- 2004 116.0717 Amended 2004 c 157 s 1
- 1996 116.0717 New 1996 c 407 s 56
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116.0717 MINERALS DEPOSITION.
Notwithstanding rules prohibiting discharge of waste into saturated zones or rules governing variance procedures, the Pollution Control Agency may issue a permit for deposition of fine tailings from minerals processing facilities into mine pits provided the proposer demonstrates through an environmental impact statement and risk assessment that the deposition will not pose an unreasonable risk of pollution or degradation of groundwater.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes