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73 <br />MINNESOTA RULES 6115.0340 <br />Subp. 8. Maintenance. "Maintenance" means any work which will not result in a change in <br />the hydraulic capacity of the structure or entail any changes in the structural character of the dam. <br />Subp. 9. Maximum storage elevation. "Maximum storage elevation" means the highest <br />elevation to which water or waste materials can be effectively stored behind the dam on either a <br />temporary or permanent basis, whichever is greater. <br />Subp. 10. Owner. "Owner" means the owner or lessee of the property to which the dam is <br />attached, unless the dam is sponsored by a governmental agency which will be responsible for <br />operation and maintenance of the dam, in which case that sponsoring agency shall be considered <br />the owner. <br />Subp. 11. Repair. "Repair" means any work which will change the hydraulic capacity of the <br />structure or entail any changes in the structural character of a dam. <br />Subp. 12. Shall. "Shall" is mandatory and not permissive. <br />Subp. 13. Surface. "Surface" shall be determined by multiplying total dam length by average <br />height. <br />Subp. 14. Total dam length. "Total dam length" means the maximum horizontal distance <br />between the outer limits of all artificial containment structures, including any artificially constructed <br />dike, which are essential to containment, but does not include the length of emergency spillways <br />which are located outside the abutments of the dam. <br />Statutory Authority: MS s 105.535 <br />Published Electronically: June 11, 2008 <br />6115.0330 SEVERABILITY. <br />The provisions of these rules shall be severable, and the invalidity of any paragraph, <br />subparagraph, or subdivision thereof shall not make void any other paragraph, subparagraph, <br />subdivision, or any other part. <br />Statutory Authority: MS s 105.535 <br />Published Electronically: June 11, 2008 <br />6115.0340 CLASSIFICATION OF DAMS. <br />All existing and proposed dams shall be classified by the commissioner into the following three <br />hazard classes: those dams where failure, misoperation, or other occurrences or conditions would <br />probably result in: <br />A. Class I: any loss of life or serious hazard, or damage to health, main highways, high -value <br />industrial or commercial properties, major public utilities, or serious direct or indirect, economic <br />loss to the public; <br />Copyright © 2019 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved. <br />