Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 167 - Pollution Control Agency
Chapter 7053 - STATE WATERS DISCHARGE RESTRICTIONS
EFFLUENT LIMITS AND TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGES TO WATERS OF THE STATE
Part 7053.0265 - DISCHARGE RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM RUM RIVER TO ST. ANTHONY FALLS
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Scope and beneficial uses. The restrictions on discharges specified in this part are applicable to that portion of the Mississippi River from, but not including, the mouth of the Rum River to the upper lock and dam at St. Anthony Falls, approximately at the northeastward extension of Fifth Avenue South in the city of Minneapolis, and tributary streams. The primary use of these waters is as a source of public water supply for drinking, food processing, and related purposes. Other uses applicable to these waters are defined in parts 7050.0410, 7050.0430, 7050.0415 and 7050.0470, subpart 4.
Subp. 2. Discharges prohibited.
Discharges listed in items A to C are prohibited to the waters defined in subpart 1.
Subp. 3. Variance.
The variance provisions of parts 7000.7000 and 7053.0195 are applicable to this part.
Statutory Authority: MS s 115.03; 115.44