§ 103G.305 — Time Limit to Act on Water-use Permit Application
Plain-Language Summary
The DNR must act on water use permit applications within 60 days or the permit is deemed approved.
103G.305 TIME LIMIT TO ACT ON WATER-USE PERMIT APPLICATION.
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Subdivision 1.General 150-day limit.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, the commissioner must act on a water-use permit within 150 days after the completed application for the permit has been submitted. Within 30 business days of application for a water-use permit, the commissioner shall notify the applicant, in writing, whether the application is complete or incomplete.
(b) The commissioner must direct a hearing to be held on a water-use permit application or make an order issuing a permit or denying a permit. §
Subd. 2.Exception.
The requirements of subdivision 1 do not apply to applications for a water-use permit for:
(1) appropriations for diversion from the basin of origin of more than 2,000,000 gallons per day average in a 30-day period; or
(2) appropriations with a consumptive use of more than 2,000,000 gallons per day average for a 30-day period.
History:
1990 c 391 art 7 s 35; 1993 c 186 s 16; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 57; 2014 c 289 s 57
History: History: 1990 c 391 art 7 s 35; 1993 c 186 s 16; 2010 c 361 art 4 s 57; 2014 c 289 s 57