2025 Session
Last amended: 1989 session
§ 103I.103 — Waste Prevention May Be Required
Plain-Language Summary
This section allows the Commissioner of Natural Resources to require well owners, especially owners of flowing artesian wells, to prevent water waste in order to protect the state's groundwater supply.
103I.103 WASTE PREVENTION MAY BE REQUIRED.
The commissioner of natural resources may require the owners of wells, especially flowing artesian wells, to prevent waste to conserve the groundwater water supply of the state.
History:
History: History:
1989 c 326 art 3 s 4
Practical Notes
If you own a flowing artesian well or any well that wastes water, the state can order you to stop the waste. This is part of Minnesota’s effort to conserve groundwater as a shared natural resource.