2025 Session
Last amended: 1989 session
§ 103I.001 — Legislative Intent
Plain-Language Summary
This section states the purpose of Chapter 103I, which is to protect public health by providing rules for developing and protecting Minnesota's groundwater in an orderly and reasonable way.
103I.001 LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
This chapter is intended to protect the health and general welfare by providing a means for the development and protection of the natural resource of groundwater in an orderly, healthful, and reasonable manner.
History:
History: History:
1989 c 326 art 3 s 1
Practical Notes
This is the foundational statement for all of Minnesota’s well and boring regulations. It establishes that the state has a legitimate interest in regulating groundwater as a natural resource for public health and welfare.