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6115.1340 MINNESOTA RULES 134 increase in flood elevation allowable. In all instances the applicants maintain the liability for damages resulting from any and all activities. Subp. 2. Dike dimensions. Dike top width shall not be less than six feet. Side slopes shall not be steeper than 3:1, except where slope stability analysis and slope erosion control can justify steeper slopes. No organic soil or material shall be allowed in the foundation of the fill of dikes. Subp. 3. Vegetative cover and riprap. A protective cover of grasses shall be established on all exposed surfaces of the dike. Riprap shall be used where required for control of erosion. Subp. 4. Interior drainage. Dikes shall have provisions for interior drainage. The design shall include plans to handle the discharge from the drainage area based on drainage design requirements for the local area. Statutory Authority: MS s 103G.105; 103G.315; 105.415; 105.49; 471.59 Published Electronically: June 11, 2008 6115.1350 HYDROLOGIC DATA FOR DESIGN. The North Dakota State Water Commission and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources shall provide the discharges and corresponding elevations of the various frequency floods (and other available flood data), in relation to known historic floods, for use in dike design. Statutory Authority: MS s 103G.105; 103G.315; 105.415; 105.49; 471.59 Published Electronically: June 11, 2008 6115.1360 DIKES ACROSS NATURAL WATERWAYS AND LEGAL DRAINS. Dikes shall not be constructed across public waters or watercourses without permit from the commissioner of natural resources, under Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.245. Dikes constructed across legal drains or public ditch systems shall require the approval of the appropriate local authority (watershed district, county, city, etc.). Statutory Authority: MS s 103G.105; 103G.315; 105.415; 105.49; 471.59 Published Electronically: June 11, 2008 6115.1370 FARMSTEAD DIKING. Within an existing dike system, ring dikes around individual farmsteads shall not require dike permits if they are not provided with tiebacks to existing roadways or dikes. Ring dikes provided with tiebacks shall be considered part of the overall dike system and will be required to secure diking permits. Outside the dike system there shall be no limitations on tiebacks of dikes around farmsteads. However, appropriate authorization must be obtained from the local land use authority consistent with adopted codes or ordinances. Statutory Authority: MS s 103G.105; 103G.315; 105.415; 105.49; 471.59 Published Electronically: June 11, 2008 Copyright © 2019 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved.