2006 Minnesota Code
Chapters 103A - 114B Water
Chapter 103H Groundwater Protection
Section 103H.005 DEFINITIONS.

103H.005 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
Subd. 2. Agricultural chemical. "Agricultural chemical" means a pesticide, fertilizer,
plant amendment, or soil amendment.
Subd. 3. Health risk limits. "Health risk limits" means a concentration of a substance
or chemical adopted by rule of the commissioner of health that is a potential drinking water
contaminant because of a systemic or carcinogenic toxicological result from consumption.
Subd. 4. Best management practices. "Best management practices" means practicable
voluntary practices that are capable of preventing and minimizing degradation of groundwater,
considering economic factors, availability, technical feasibility, implementability, effectiveness,
and environmental effects. Best management practices apply to schedules of activities; design
and operation standards; restrictions of practices; maintenance procedures; management plans;
practices to prevent site releases, spillage, or leaks; application and use of chemicals; drainage
from raw material storage; operating procedures; treatment requirements; and other activities
causing groundwater degradation.
Subd. 5. Common detection. "Common detection" means detection of a pollutant that is
not due to misuse or unusual or unique circumstances, but is likely to be the result of normal use
of a product or a practice.
Subd. 6. Degradation. "Degradation" means changing groundwater from its natural
condition by human activities.
Subd. 7. Fertilizer. "Fertilizer" has the meaning given in section 18C.005, subdivision 11.
Subd. 8. Groundwater. "Groundwater" means groundwater as defined in section 115.01,
subdivision 6 .
Subd. 9. Pesticide. "Pesticide" has the meaning given in section 18B.01, subdivision 18.
Subd. 10. Plant amendment. "Plant amendment" has the meaning given in section 18C.005,
subdivision 25 .
Subd. 11. Pollutant. "Pollutant" means a chemical or substance for which a health risk
limit has been adopted.
Subd. 12. Pollution. "Pollution" means degradation of groundwater by a pollutant.
Subd. 13. Sensitive area. "Sensitive area" means a geographic area defined by natural
features where there is a significant risk of groundwater degradation from activities conducted
at or near the land surface.
Subd. 14. Soil amendment. "Soil amendment" has the meaning given in section 18C.005,
subdivision 34 .
Subd. 15. Water resource protection requirements. "Water resource protection
requirements" means requirements adopted by rule for one or more pollutants intended to prevent
and minimize pollution of groundwater. Water resource protection requirements include design
criteria, standards, operation and maintenance procedures, practices to prevent releases, spills,
leaks, and incidents, restrictions on use and practices, and treatment requirements.
History: 1989 c 326 art 1 s 2