Bill Text: MN HF2528 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Groundwater management area advisory teams and approval of groundwater management area plans required.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-20 - Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Government Operations [HF2528 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF2528-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to water; requiring groundwater management area advisory teams and
1.3approval of groundwater management area plans;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.42013 Supplement, section 103G.287, subdivision 4.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 103G.287, subdivision 4,
1.7is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 4. Groundwater management areas. (a) The commissioner may designate
1.9groundwater management areas and limit total annual water appropriations and uses within
1.10a designated area to ensure sustainable use of groundwater that protects ecosystems, water
1.11quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Water appropriations
1.12and uses within a designated management area must be consistent with a groundwater
1.13management area plan approved by the commissioner that addresses water conservation
1.14requirements and water allocation priorities established in section103G.261 . Before
1.15implementing a groundwater management area plan developed under this subdivision, the
1.16commissioner must receive approval of the plan from the advisory team established in
1.17paragraph (c).
1.18(b) Notwithstanding section103G.271, subdivision 1 , paragraph (b), and Minnesota
1.19Rules, within designated groundwater management areas, the commissioner may require
1.20general permits as specified in section103G.271, subdivision 1 , paragraph (c), for water
1.21users using less than 10,000 gallons per day or 1,000,000 gallons per year and water
1.22suppliers serving less than 25 persons for domestic purposes. The commissioner may
1.23waive the requirements under section103G.281 for general permits issued under this
1.24paragraph, and the fee specified in section103G.301, subdivision 2 , paragraph (c), does
2.1not apply to general permits issued under this paragraph. The commissioner shall not
2.2implement permit requirements under this paragraph unless the requirements have been
2.3included in a groundwater management area plan that has been approved as required
2.4under this subdivision.
2.5(c) When designating a groundwater management area, the commissioner shall
2.6assemble an advisory team to assist in developing the boundaries and a groundwater
2.7management area plan for the area. Local units of government shall comprise half of the
2.8members, with preference given to members representing local units of government that
2.9hold one or more state water appropriation permits. These members shall be selected
2.10by the League of Minnesota Cities, the Association of Minnesota Counties, and the
2.11Minnesota Association of Townships. The other half of the advisory team members shall
2.12include members representing other water appropriation permit holders, the Department
2.13of Natural Resources, the Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Agriculture, the
2.14Department of Health, and the Metropolitan Council if the groundwater management area
2.15includes land located in the seven-county metropolitan area. The advisory team may
2.16also include nonvoting members from the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State
2.17Colleges and Universities, and federal agencies.
2.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2013,
2.19and applies to all groundwater management areas designated or to be designated in the state.
1.3approval of groundwater management area plans;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.42013 Supplement, section 103G.287, subdivision 4.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 103G.287, subdivision 4,
1.7is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 4. Groundwater management areas. (a) The commissioner may designate
1.9groundwater management areas and limit total annual water appropriations and uses within
1.10a designated area to ensure sustainable use of groundwater that protects ecosystems, water
1.11quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Water appropriations
1.12and uses within a designated management area must be consistent with a groundwater
1.13management area plan approved by the commissioner that addresses water conservation
1.14requirements and water allocation priorities established in section
1.15implementing a groundwater management area plan developed under this subdivision, the
1.16commissioner must receive approval of the plan from the advisory team established in
1.17paragraph (c).
1.18(b) Notwithstanding section
1.19Rules, within designated groundwater management areas, the commissioner may require
1.20general permits as specified in section
1.21users using less than 10,000 gallons per day or 1,000,000 gallons per year and water
1.22suppliers serving less than 25 persons for domestic purposes. The commissioner may
1.23waive the requirements under section
1.24paragraph, and the fee specified in section
2.1not apply to general permits issued under this paragraph. The commissioner shall not
2.2implement permit requirements under this paragraph unless the requirements have been
2.3included in a groundwater management area plan that has been approved as required
2.4under this subdivision.
2.5(c) When designating a groundwater management area, the commissioner shall
2.6assemble an advisory team to assist in developing the boundaries and a groundwater
2.7management area plan for the area. Local units of government shall comprise half of the
2.8members, with preference given to members representing local units of government that
2.9hold one or more state water appropriation permits. These members shall be selected
2.10by the League of Minnesota Cities, the Association of Minnesota Counties, and the
2.11Minnesota Association of Townships. The other half of the advisory team members shall
2.12include members representing other water appropriation permit holders, the Department
2.13of Natural Resources, the Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Agriculture, the
2.14Department of Health, and the Metropolitan Council if the groundwater management area
2.15includes land located in the seven-county metropolitan area. The advisory team may
2.16also include nonvoting members from the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State
2.17Colleges and Universities, and federal agencies.
2.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2013,
2.19and applies to all groundwater management areas designated or to be designated in the state.
