Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/23/2021

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6115.0810 MINNESOTA RULES 112 which can be reasonably withdrawn from the waters of the state in the area without creating major environmental problems or diminishing the long-term seasonal supply of water for various purposes. This will provide essential background information for establishing protected flows and protection elevations, part 6115.0670, subpart 3, item B, subitem (6). B. An evaluation of data on stream quality and flows, lake water quality and levels, groundwater quality and levels, and climatic factors. This will provide essential data useful to the applicant and the commissioner in permit application considerations, parts 6115.0660 to 6115.0720. C. An evaluation of present and anticipated future use of waters and lands and the amounts and distribution of use within the area. This will facilitate the determinations necessary under part 6115.0670, subpart 2, item A, subitem (2). D. An evaluation of the problems and concerns relating to use of the waters within the area. E. Water conservation alternatives and methods and procedures for dealing with water shortages or excesses during periods of deficient or excess water. See parts 6115.0660, subpart 3, item F; 6115.0690, subpart 1, item G; and subpart 2 of this part. F. Considerations of the relationship of the water appropriation and use management plan to other water resources programs of the state, such as floodplain management, shoreland management, water surface use management, water quality management, soil and water conservation management, and agricultural land management. Statutory Authority: MS s 103 G. 315; 105.415 Published Electronically: June 11, 2008 LAKE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS 6115.0900 PURPOSE. In order to provide for the orderly establishment of lake improvement districts in a manner that will preserve and protect the lakes of Minnesota and increase and enhance the use and enjoyment of these lakes, the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources does hereby provide guidelines, criteria, and standards for establishment of lake improvement districts by counties, cities, and towns, as authorized by Minnesota Statutes, sections 103B.511 to 103B.581, 103G.605, 103G.621, and 459.20, in furtherance of the policies declared in Minnesota Statutes. These rules establish minimum guidelines, criteria, and requirements relating to: A. procedures by which proposed lake improvement districts shall be reviewed prior to establishment; B. standards and criteria which all proposed lake improvement districts shall meet before establishment, modification, or termination. Statutory Authority: MS s 103B.511; 3 78. 41 Published Electronically: June 11, 2008 Copyright © 2019 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved.