Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 103B.301 to 103B.355.
Subd. 2. Board. "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
Subd. 3. Comprehensive local water management plan. "Comprehensive local water management plan," "comprehensive water plan," "local water plan," and "local water management plan" mean the plan adopted by a county under sections 103B.311 and 103B.315.
Subd. 4. Groundwater systems. "Groundwater systems" means the 14 principal aquifers of the state as defined by the United States Geological Survey in the Water-Resources Investigations 81-51, entitled "Designation of Principal Water-Supply Aquifers in Minnesota" (August 1981), and its revisions.
Subd. 5. Local units of government. "Local units of government" means municipalities, towns, counties, soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, organizations formed for the joint exercise of powers under section 471.59, and other special purpose districts or authorities exercising authority in water and related land resources management at the local level.
Subd. 6. Municipality. "Municipality" means a statutory or home rule charter city.
Subd. 7. Official controls. "Official controls" means ordinances and regulations that control the physical development of the whole or part of a local government unit or that implement the general objectives of the local government unit.
Subd. 7a. Plan authority. "Plan authority" means those local government units coordinating planning under sections 103B.301 to 103B.335.
Subd. 7b. Priority concerns. "Priority concerns" means issues, resources, subwatersheds, or demographic areas that are identified as a priority by the plan authority.
Subd. 7c. Priority concerns scoping document. "Priority concerns scoping document" means the list of the chosen priority concerns and a detailed account of how those concerns were identified and chosen.
Subd. 8. Related land resources. "Related land resources" means land affected by present or projected management practices that have significant effects on the quantity and quality, or use of groundwater or surface water.
Subd. 8a. State review agencies. "State review agencies" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Health, the Department of Natural Resources, the Pollution Control Agency, and other agencies granted state review status by a resolution of the board.
Subd. 9. Watershed management organization. "Watershed management organization" has the meaning given in section 103B.205, subdivision 13.
Subd. 10. Watershed units. "Watershed units" means each of the 81 major watershed units identified in the state watershed boundaries map prepared pursuant to the requirements of Laws 1977, chapter 455, section 33, subdivision 7, paragraph (a) and the accompanying database, and the revisions of that database.
1990 c 391 art 2 s 18; 2003 c 128 art 1 s 79-83
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 103B — Water Planning And Project Implementation
Section 103B.001 — Citation; Water Law.
Section 103B.101 — Board Of Water And Soil Resources.
Section 103B.102 — Local Water Management; Accountability And Oversight.
Section 103B.103 — Easement Stewardship Accounts.
Section 103B.151 — Coordinating Water Resource Planning.
Section 103B.155 — State Water And Related Land Resource Plan.
Section 103B.201 — Metropolitan Water Management Program; Purpose.
Section 103B.205 — Definitions.
Section 103B.211 — Joint Powers Watershed Management Organization.
Section 103B.215 — Boundary Change Of Watershed Districts.
Section 103B.221 — Terminating Watershed District.
Section 103B.225 — Boundary Change And Termination; Effect On Benefits And Damages.
Section 103B.227 — Watershed Management Organizations.
Section 103B.231 — Watershed Plans.
Section 103B.235 — Local Water Management Plans.
Section 103B.239 — Rule Review.
Section 103B.245 — Special Tax District; Local Government Unit.
Section 103B.251 — Capital Improvements By Watershed Management Organizations.
Section 103B.252 — Emergency Projects.
Section 103B.253 — County Levy Authority.
Section 103B.255 — Groundwater Plans.
Section 103B.305 — Definitions.
Section 103B.311 — County Water Planning And Management.
Section 103B.312 — Identifying Priority Concerns.
Section 103B.313 — Plan Development.
Section 103B.314 — Contents Of Plan.
Section 103B.315 — Comprehensive Water Plan Review And Adoption.
Section 103B.321 — Duties Of The Board.
Section 103B.325 — Consistency Of Local Plans And Controls With Local Water Management Plan.
Section 103B.331 — Authority Under Approved Local Water Management Plans.
Section 103B.335 — Tax Levy Authority.
Section 103B.3355 — Wetland Functions For Determining Public Values.
Section 103B.3363 — Definitions.
Section 103B.3367 — Water Plan Extensions.
Section 103B.3369 — Local Water Resources Restoration, Protection, And Management Program.
Section 103B.341 — Public Drainage.
Section 103B.345 — Resolving Disputes.
Section 103B.355 — Application.
Section 103B.451 — South Dakota-minnesota Boundary Waters Commission.
Section 103B.501 — Lake Improvement Districts.
Section 103B.505 — Definitions.
Section 103B.511 — Administration By Commissioner.
Section 103B.515 — Initiation And Establishment By County Board.
Section 103B.521 — Initiation By Petition And Establishment By County Board.
Section 103B.525 — Establishing District In More Than One County.
Section 103B.531 — Creation By Commissioner Of Natural Resources.
Section 103B.535 — Order Establishing District.
Section 103B.541 — Publication And Effective Date.
Section 103B.545 — Referendum On Establishment.
Section 103B.551 — Board Of Directors.
Section 103B.561 — Voting By Joint County Boards.
Section 103B.565 — Enforcing Ordinances.
Section 103B.571 — Annual Meeting Of District.
Section 103B.575 — Expanding Lake Improvement District.
Section 103B.581 — Termination.
Section 103B.601 — Definitions.
Section 103B.615 — District Officers.
Section 103B.625 — Executive Director.
Section 103B.631 — Performance Of Duties And Expenses.
Section 103B.635 — District Funding.
Section 103B.641 — District Regulations.
Section 103B.645 — Prosecuting Violations.
Section 103B.651 — Definitions.
Section 103B.665 — District Officers And Employees.
Section 103B.675 — Executive Director.
Section 103B.683 — Prosecuting Violations.
Section 103B.685 — Performance Of Duties And Expenses.
Section 103B.691 — District Funding.
Section 103B.801 — Comprehensive Watershed Management Planning Program.