Section 103H.175 — Groundwater Quality Monitoring.
103H.175 GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING. Subdivision 1. Submitting monitoring results. The results of monitoring groundwater quality by state agencies and political subdivisions must be submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. Subd. 2. Computerized database. Agencies monitoring groundwater shall maintain computerized databases of the results of groundwater quality monitoring using standards adopted by the Department of […]
Section 103H.201 — Health Risk Limits.
103H.201 HEALTH RISK LIMITS. Subdivision 1. Procedure. (a) If groundwater quality monitoring results show that there is a degradation of groundwater, the commissioner of health may promulgate health risk limits under subdivision 2 for substances degrading the groundwater. (b) Health risk limits shall be determined by two methods depending on their toxicological end point. (c) […]
Section 103H.251 — Evaluating Detection Of Pollutants.
103H.251 EVALUATING DETECTION OF POLLUTANTS. Subdivision 1. Methods. (a) The commissioner of agriculture for pollution resulting from agricultural chemicals and practices and the Pollution Control Agency for other pollutants shall evaluate the detection of pollutants in groundwater of the state. Evaluation of the detection may include collection technique, sampling handling technique, laboratory practices, other quality […]
Section 103H.275 — Managing Pollutants Where Groundwater Is Polluted.
103H.275 MANAGING POLLUTANTS WHERE GROUNDWATER IS POLLUTED. Subdivision 1. Areas where groundwater pollution is detected. (a) If groundwater pollution is detected, a state agency or political subdivision that regulates an activity causing or potentially causing a contribution to the pollution identified shall promote implementation of best management practices to prevent or minimize the source of […]
Section 103H.280 — Supplemental Authority.
103H.280 SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY. The authority of the Pollution Control Agency and the commissioner of agriculture in this chapter is supplemental to other authority given by law and does not restrict other authorities. History: 1989 c 326 art 1 s 11
Section 103H.001 — Degradation Prevention Goal.
103H.001 DEGRADATION PREVENTION GOAL. It is the goal of the state that groundwater be maintained in its natural condition, free from any degradation caused by human activities. It is recognized that for some human activities this degradation prevention goal cannot be practicably achieved. However, where prevention is practicable, it is intended that it be achieved. […]
Section 103H.005 — Definitions.
103H.005 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Agricultural chemical. “Agricultural chemical” means a pesticide, fertilizer, plant amendment, or soil amendment. Subd. 3. Health risk limits. “Health risk limits” means a concentration of a substance or chemical adopted by rule of the commissioner of health that is […]
Section 103H.101 — Protecting Sensitive Areas.
103H.101 PROTECTING SENSITIVE AREAS. Subdivision 1. Criteria for determining sensitive areas. The commissioner of natural resources in consultation with the Minnesota Geological Survey, soil and water conservation districts, local water planning authorities, and other interested parties shall develop specific criteria for identifying sensitive groundwater areas and adopt the criteria by rule. Subd. 2. Identifying sensitive […]
Section 103H.105 — Conservation Easements To Protect Sensitive Areas.
103H.105 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE AREAS. (a) Agricultural land within a sensitive area identified in section 103H.101, subdivision 2, or by the Board of Water and Soil Resources and land in or immediately surrounding a sinkhole is marginal agricultural land for purposes of section 103F.515, subdivision 2, and is eligible for the reinvest in […]
Section 103H.111 — Liability After Protection Of Sensitive Area.
103H.111 LIABILITY AFTER PROTECTION OF SENSITIVE AREA. (a) A landowner within a sensitive area, identified under section 103H.101, has a complete defense to liability for degradation of groundwater caused by surface water from the sensitive area recharging groundwater if: (1) the landowner’s portion of the sensitive area is subject to a plan adopted by the […]