Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/23/2021

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6115.0230 MINNESOTA RULES 52 A. to construct or reconstruct a bridge or culvert on a public watercourse with a total drainage area, at its mouth, of five square miles or less, except on officially designated trout streams; B. to construct or reconstruct a low-water ford type crossing, if: (1) the stream bed is capable of supporting the crossing without the use of pilings, culverts, dredging, or other special site preparation; (2) the water depth does not exceed two feet under normal summer flow conditions; (3) the crossing conforms to the natural cross-section of the stream channel and does not reduce or restrict normal low-water flows; (4) the original stream bank at the site does not exceed four feet in height; (5) the crossing is constructed of gravel, natural rock, concrete, steel matting, or other durable inorganic material not exceeding one foot in thickness; (6) the approach is graded to a finished slope not steeper than 5:1 horizontal:vertical, and all graded banks are seeded or mulched to prevent erosion and sedimentation; and (7) the crossing is not placed on an officially designated trout stream, on a wild, scenic, or recreational river, or on an officially designated state water trail; C. to construct or reconstruct a temporary bridge, if: (1) the stream bank is capable of supporting the bridge without the use of foundations, pilings, culverts, excavation, or other special site preparation; (2) nothing is placed in the bed of the stream; (3) the bridge is designed and constructed so that it can be removed for maintenance and flood damage prevention; (4) the bridge is firmly anchored at one end and so constructed as to swing away to allow flood waters to pass; (5) the lowest portion of the bridge is at least three feet above the ordinary high water level on navigable streams; and (6) the bridge is consistent with state and local rules and regulations for floodplain, shoreland, and wild, scenic, or recreational rivers management standards and ordinances; D. to maintain the hydraulic adequacy of any storm sewer or agricultural drain tile outfall or ditch that has been functioning within the previous five years, if such work does not alter the original course, current, or cross-section of the public waters; or E. to install an agricultural drain tile outletting into public waters, if the bank is restored to the original cross-section or contour and no permanent structure is placed below the ordinary high water level, except for the drain tile. Copyright © 2019 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved.