2005 Minnesota Statutes - 103I.231 — Commissioner may order repairs.

     103I.231 Commissioner may order repairs. 


    (a) The commissioner may order a property owner to take 
 remedial measures, including making repairs, reconstructing, or 
 sealing a well or boring according to provisions of this 
 chapter.  The order may be issued if the commissioner 
 determines, based on inspection of the water or the well or 
 boring site or an analysis of water from the well or boring, 
 that the well or boring:  


    (1) is contaminated or may contribute to the spread of 
 contamination; 


    (2) is required to be sealed under this chapter and has not 
 been sealed according to provisions of this chapter; 


    (3) is in a state of disrepair so that its continued 
 existence endangers the quality of the groundwater; 


    (4) is a health or safety hazard; or 


    (5) is located in a place or constructed in a manner that 
 its continued use or existence endangers the quality of the 
 groundwater.  


    (b) The order of the commissioner may be enforced in an 
 action to seek compliance brought by the commissioner in the 
 district court of the county where the well or boring is located.


    HIST: 1989 c 326 art 3 s 13; 1991 c 355 s 25; 2005 c 106 s 26