Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 51, June 17, 2024
Part 6115.0030 - DEFINITIONS Words used in parts 6115.0010 to 6115.0100 have the meanings normally ascribed to them except:
A. "Appropriation of water," "waters of the state," and "public waters" have the meanings given by Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005.B. "Field inspection" means an on-site determination of relevant characteristics of the area involved in or affected by the proposed or permitted project.C. "Monitoring" means checking on the status or progress of activities authorized by permit, and checking and inspecting special aspects of proposed permit applications, during construction, implementation, or after completion of permitted activities.D. "Division" means the Division of Waters, Department of Natural Resources.E. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources or the commissioner's authorized representative.F. "Project cost" means the total cost of all materials, services, equipment purchase or rental, and labor expended for the portion of the project proposed in the permit application which are directly governed by protected waters permit rules, parts 6115.0150 to 6115.0280.G. "Protected waters" means those waters of the state identified as public waters or wetlands under Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.005, subdivisions 15 and 15a, and 103G.201.H. "Ordinary high water mark" means the boundary of protected waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 14.I. "Shoreline" means: (1) for water bodies other than watercourses, the lateral measurement along the contour of the ordinary high water mark; and(2) for watercourses, the top of the bank of the channel (coincides with ordinary high water mark as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 14).J. "State agency" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.01, subdivision 2.Statutory Authority: MS s 105.44; 103G.301; 103G.315