Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/23/2021

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13 MINNESOTA RULES 6115.0170 Statutory Authority: MS s 103G.315; 105.415 History: 8 SR 533; L 1986 c 386 art 4 s 11; 25 SR 143; 27 SR 529 Published Electronically: June 11, 2008 6115.0170 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Certain terms. For the purposes of parts 6115.0150 to 6115.0280, certain terms or words used are interpreted as follows: the word "shall" is mandatory, not permissive. All distances unless otherwise specified are measured horizontally. Subp. 2. Alteration. "Alteration" means any activity that will change or diminish the course, current, or cross-section of public waters. Subp. 3. Beds of public waters. "Beds of public waters" means all portions of public waters located below the ordinary high water level. Subp. 3a. Boat storage structure. "Boat storage structure" means a structure that is supported on the bed of a public water and has walls, a roof, and either an open well for boats or a floor from wall to wall. Subp. 3b. Boathouse. "Boathouse" means a floating structure that is moored by spuds, cables, ropes, anchors, or chains; may be intended for habitation; and has walls, a roof, and either an open well for boats or a floor from wall to wall. Boathouse does not include a houseboat or boat storage structure. Subp. 4. Breakwater. "Breakwater" means an offshore structure intended to protect a shore area, harbor, or marina from wave and current action, erosion, or sedimentation. Subp. 5. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources. Subp. 6. Department. "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. Subp. 7. Dock. "Dock" means a narrow platform or structure extending waterward from the shoreline intended for ingress and egress for moored watercraft or seaplanes or to provide access to deeper water for swimming, fishing, or other water -oriented recreational activities. Subp. 8. Drainage. "Drainage" means any method for removing or diverting waters from public waterbasins or public water wetlands. The methods include, but are not limited to, excavation of an open ditch, installation of subsurface drainage tile, filling, diking, or pumping. Subp. 9. Drawdown. "Drawdown" means a temporary lowering of water levels, for a maximum duration of two years. Subp. 9a. Ecology of the waters. "Ecology of the waters" means the natural aquatic environment, including organisms, physical characteristics, and interactions between and among the organisms and their surroundings. Subp. 9b. Energy exchanger. "Energy exchanger" means a structure designed for placement on the bed or excavated into the bed of public waters for the purpose of exchanging energy for Copyright © 2019 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved.