Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 141 - Environmental Quality Board
Chapter 4410 - ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
EXPLORATORY DRILLING FOR THE DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE
Part 4410.7918 - LOCATION OF DRILL HOLES

(1) when possible on a right-of-way that has good surface drainage, at a higher elevation than, and at a sufficient distance from cesspools, buried sewers, septic tanks, privies, barnyards, and feedlots or other possible sources of contamination, as provided in the Minnesota Water Well Construction Code, chapter 4725;

(2) so that the drill hole and its surrounding area can be kept in a sanitary condition;

(3) to exclude all sources of pollution that are known to the permittee, or reasonably should have been known to the permittee, from entering the drill hole; and

(4) 50 feet from any building and at least 1,000 feet from any occupied residence or occupied animal barn, or as negotiated with the landowner or tenant, as appropriate.