Section 89-02-01-09 - Criteria for determining whether drainage is of statewide or interdistrict significanceIn determining whether the proposed drainage is of statewide or interdistrict significance, the department must consider:
1. Drainage affecting property owned by the state or its political subdivisions.2. Drainage of sloughs, ponds, or lakes having recognized fish and wildlife values.3. Drainage having a substantial effect on another district.4. Drainage converting previously noncontributing areas (based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlas 14 twenty-five year event - four percent chance) into permanently contributing areas.5. For good cause, the department may classify or refuse to classify any proposed drainage as having statewide or interdistrict significance.N.D. Admin Code 89-02-01-09
Amended effective December 1, 1979; October 1, 1982; February 1, 1997.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2015-355, January 2015, effective 1/1/2015.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2022-387, January 2023, effective 1/1/2023.General Authority: NDCC 61-03-13
Law Implemented: NDCC 61-32-03