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39 <br />MINNESOTA RULES 6115.0215 <br />public health or safety, the structure shall be removed from public waters under the applicable <br />provisions of these rules. Except as provided under part 6115.0210, subpart 4, item C, a permit is <br />required for the removal or abandonment of all existing waterway obstructions including boathouses, <br />bridges, culverts, pilings, piers, and docks. Permits shall be issued provided: <br />A. the original cross-section and bed conditions will be restored insofar as practicable; <br />B. adequate provisions are made to mitigate any side effects resulting from removal, such <br />as restoration of wave or current forces; and <br />C. no portion of the structure remains which would obstruct or impair navigation, interfere <br />with the passage of flood waters, or contribute to erosion and sedimentation. <br />Statutory Authority: MS s 103G.315; 105.415 <br />History: 8 SR 533; 25 SR 143; 27 SR 529; 8 SR 533; 25 SR 143; 27 SR 529; 41 SR 545 <br />Published Electronically: December 9, 2016 <br />6115.0212 RELATIONSHIP TO STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES <br />INVOLVING CHANGES IN COURSE, CURRENT, OR CROSS-SECTION. <br />Unless otherwise specified in other parts, parts 6115.0210 and 6115.0211 shall apply to structures <br />proposed as part of any other activity or activities including but not limited to: filling, parts 6115.0190 <br />to 6115.0192; excavations, parts 6115.0200 to 6115.0202; water level controls, parts 6115.0220 to <br />6115.0222; bridges and culverts, parts 6115.0230 to 6115.0232; drainage of public waters, parts <br />6115.0270 to 6115.0272; and alterations of public waters for mining, part 6115.0280. <br />Statutory Authority: MS s 103G.315; 105.415 <br />History: 8 SR 533; 25 SR 143; 27 SR 529 <br />Published Electronically: June 11, 2008 <br />6115.0215 RESTORATION OF PUBLIC WATERS. <br />Subpart 1. Goals. It is the goal of the department to encourage the restoration of public waters <br />to: <br />A. improve and protect fish and wildlife habitat and the diversity of the habitat; <br />B. preserve the natural character of public waters and their shoreline zones; <br />C. encourage the use of natural materials for shoreline zone protection and restoration; <br />D. limit the removal of natural materials from the beds of public waters; and <br />E. prevent erosion and siltation of public waters, while maintaining natural processes. <br />Subp. 2. Scope. This part applies to placement, construction, reconstruction, repair, relocation, <br />abandonment, or other work needed to restore or protect public waters or to removal of any materials, <br />structure, fill, water level control, excavation, or drainage device placed on or in public waters. For <br />purposes of this part, "restoration" means the repair, reconstruction, or recreation of essentially <br />Copyright © 2019 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved. <br />