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CHAPTER 103G. WATERS OF THE STATE

Table of Sections
Section Headnote
GENERAL PROVISIONS
103G.001 CITATION; WATER LAW.
103G.005 DEFINITIONS.
COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY
103G.101 WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
103G.105 COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.
103G.111 REPRESENTING STATE IN WATER ISSUES.
103G.115 ENJOINING WATER-FLOW INTERFERENCE OUTSIDE STATE.
103G.121 COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE AND CONSTRUCT PROJECTS.
103G.125 DIRECTOR'S AUTHORITY.
103G.127 PERMIT PROGRAM UNDER SECTION 404 OF FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT.
103G.131 VENUE OF CERTAIN ACTIONS.
103G.134 ORDERS AND INVESTIGATIONS.
103G.135 ENFORCING COMMISSIONER'S ORDERS.
103G.141 PENALTIES.
103G.145 APPLICATION.
103G.146 DUTY OF CANDOR.
PUBLIC WATERS DESIGNATION AND USE
103G.201 PUBLIC WATERS INVENTORY.
103G.205 EFFECT OF PUBLIC WATERS DESIGNATION.
103G.211 DRAINING PUBLIC WATERS PROHIBITED WITHOUT REPLACEMENT.
103G.215 AGRICULTURAL USE OF PUBLIC WATERS DURING DROUGHT.
103G.216 REPORTING FISH KILLS IN PUBLIC WATERS.
103G.2165 DEVELOPMENT OF FISH KILL RESPONSE PROTOCOL.
103G.217 DRIFTLESS AREA; WATER RESOURCES.
WETLANDS
103G.221 DRAINING PUBLIC WATERS WETLANDS.
103G.2212 CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY WHEN WORK DRAINS OR FILLS WETLANDS.
103G.222 REPLACEMENT OF WETLANDS.
103G.223 CALCAREOUS FENS.
103G.2241 EXEMPTIONS.
103G.2242 WETLAND VALUE REPLACEMENT PLANS.
103G.2243 LOCAL COMPREHENSIVE WETLAND PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT PLANS.
103G.2244 WETLAND CREATION OR RESTORATION WITHIN PIPELINE EASEMENT.
103G.225 STATE WETLANDS AND PUBLIC DRAINAGE SYSTEMS.
103G.2251 STATE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; WETLAND BANK CREDIT.
103G.231 PROPERTY OWNER'S USE OF PUBLIC WATERS WETLANDS.
103G.235 RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO WETLANDS.
103G.2364 PROPERTY OWNER'S USE OF WETLANDS.
103G.2365 CONTROLLING NOXIOUS WEEDS.
103G.2369 [Repealed, 1991 354 art 7 s 2; 1993 c 175 s 7]
103G.237 COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF PRIVATE USE.
103G.2372 ENFORCEMENT.
103G.2373 [Repealed, 2002 c 220 art 8 s 16]
103G.2374 ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION.
103G.2375 ASSUMPTION OF SECTION 404 OF FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT.
WORK AFFECTING PUBLIC WATERS
103G.241 CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY WHEN WORK AFFECTS PUBLIC WATERS.
103G.245 WORK IN PUBLIC WATERS.
103G.251 INVESTIGATING ACTIVITIES AFFECTING WATERS OF THE STATE.
WATER DIVERSION AND APPROPRIATION
103G.255 ALLOCATING AND CONTROLLING WATERS OF THE STATE.
103G.261 WATER ALLOCATION PRIORITIES.
103G.265 WATER SUPPLY; MANAGEMENT.
103G.27 WATER MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
103G.271 APPROPRIATION AND USE OF WATERS.
103G.275 INSTALLATION FOR WATER USE.
103G.281 WATER USE PROHIBITED WITHOUT MEASURING QUANTITIES.
103G.282 MONITORING TO EVALUATE IMPACTS FROM APPROPRIATIONS.
103G.285 SURFACE WATER APPROPRIATIONS.
103G.287 GROUNDWATER APPROPRIATIONS.
103G.289 WELL INTERFERENCE; WELL SEALING.
103G.291 PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PLANS; APPROPRIATION DURING DEFICIENCY.
103G.293 STATEWIDE DROUGHT PLAN.
103G.295 [Repealed, 2010 c 361 art 4 s 83]
103G.297 DIVERTING OR DRAINING WATER FOR MINING.
103G.298 LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.
103G.299 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.
103G.2991 PENALTIES; ENFORCEMENT.
GENERAL PERMIT; PROCEDURE
103G.301 GENERAL PERMIT; APPLICATION PROCEDURES.
103G.305 TIME LIMIT TO ACT ON WATER-USE PERMIT APPLICATION.
103G.311 PERMIT HEARING.
103G.315 DENYING AND ISSUING PERMITS.
WATER LEVEL; ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTROL
103G.401 APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH LAKE LEVELS.
103G.405 WATER LEVEL CONTROL FOR LANDLOCKED LAKES.
103G.407 WATER LEVEL CONTROL FOR PUBLIC WATERS WITH OUTLET.
103G.408 TEMPORARY DRAWDOWN OF PUBLIC WATERS.
103G.411 STIPULATION OF LOW-WATER MARK.
103G.412 STREAM GAUGE DATA.
103G.413 APPEAL OF ORDER ESTABLISHING ORDINARY HIGH-WATER LEVEL.
BIG STONE LAKE
103G.415 BIG STONE LAKE; SEASONAL WATER LEVEL.
MISSISSIPPI HEADWATER LAKES
103G.421 CONTROL OF MISSISSIPPI HEADWATER LAKES.
DAM CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
103G.501 CONSTRUCTING PRIVATE DAMS ON NONNAVIGABLE WATERS.
103G.505 DAM CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE BY STATE.
103G.511 PUBLICLY OWNED DAM REPAIR.
103G.515 EXAMINING AND REPAIRING DAMS AND RESERVOIRS.
103G.521 TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY OVER STATE DAMS.
103G.525 LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFERRING DAM OWNERSHIP.
103G.531 DAM PERMIT EXCEPTIONS.
103G.535 HYDROPOWER GENERATION.
103G.541 MUNICIPAL DAMS ON RED RIVER OF THE NORTH.
103G.545 DAMS AND WATER LEVEL CONTROL IN COOK, LAKE, AND ST. LOUIS COUNTIES.
103G.551 DAMS USED ONLY FOR WATER LEVEL REGULATION.
103G.555 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
103G.561 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIONS ON FLOWAGE EASEMENTS AND ORDINARY HIGH-WATER LEVELS.
FLOWAGE EASEMENTS
103G.565 RIGHT TO OVERFLOW, OBSTRUCT, OR IMPAIR HIGHWAYS GRANTED BY GOVERNING BODY.
103G.571 BANK REPAIR ON PROPERTY WHERE OVERFLOW RIGHTS ARE ACQUIRED.
103G.575 GRANT OF FLOWAGE EASEMENTS IN UPPER RED LAKE REGION.
WATER AERATION AND DEICING
103G.601 ICE-CUTTING FENCES AND GUARDS.
103G.605 DEICING WATER BODIES.
103G.611 WATER AERATION SAFETY.
HARVESTING AND CONTROLLING AQUATIC PLANTS
103G.615 PERMITS TO HARVEST OR DESTROY AQUATIC PLANTS.
103G.617 [Repealed, 1996 c 385 art 2 s 8]
103G.621 COUNTY WEED AND ALGAE DESTRUCTION AND REMOVAL.
103G.625 MUNICIPAL CONTROL OF AQUATIC VEGETATION AND ORGANISMS.
SUNKEN LOG RECOVERY
103G.650 [Repealed, 2010 c 361 art 4 s 83]
103G.651 REMOVING SUNKEN LOGS FROM PUBLIC WATERS.
STREAMS
103G.701 STREAM MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
103G.705 Subdivisions renumbered, repealed, or no longer in effect
103G.711 STATE'S OWNERSHIP OF BED OF NAVIGABLE RIVER.
GREAT LAKES COMPACT
103G.801 GREAT LAKES -- ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN WATER RESOURCES COMPACT.

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