Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 158 - Natural Resources Department
Chapter 6115 - PUBLIC WATER RESOURCES
WATER APPROPRIATION AND USE PERMITS
Part 6115.0620 - SCOPE
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Permits shall be required for, and these parts shall apply to, any appropriation of waters of the state, except for the following:
A. Appropriation of water for domestic uses serving less than 25 persons for general residential purposes.
B. Test pumping of a groundwater source.
C. Withdrawal for any use at a rate not to exceed 10,000 gallons per day and totaling no more than 1,000,000 gallons per year.
D. Agricultural field tile or open ditch drainage systems, including pumping, to remove water from crop lands. This shall not preclude the need for compliance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E and for permits for changes in course, current, or cross-section of public waters in the event that the agricultural drainage system adversely affects public waters. Adverse effects on public waters may include partial or complete drainage of public waters, high water or flooding conditions on surrounding lands, and accelerated erosion and sedimentation.
E. Reuse and discharge of waters resulting from an appropriation of waters of the state for which a permit has been granted, subject to applicable laws, and rules of other state and federal governmental agencies.
Statutory Authority: MS s 103G.515; 103G.531; 105.535
