2005 Minnesota Statutes - 103I.315 — Orders to seal wells and borings.

     103I.315 Orders to seal wells and borings. 


    Subdivision 1.    Order to seal well or boring.  The 
 commissioner may order a property owner to seal a well or boring 
 if:  


    (1) the commissioner determines that without being sealed 
 the well or boring is an imminent threat to public health or 
 public safety; 


    (2) the well or boring is required to be sealed under 
 section 103I.301; or 


    (3) a well is a monitoring well or dewatering well and by 
 14 months after construction of the well, the owner has not 
 obtained a maintenance permit, or after a maintenance permit has 
 been issued the owner has not renewed a maintenance permit.  


    Subd. 2.    Failure of owner to seal well or boring.  If 
 the property owner fails to seal a well or boring in the time 
 provided in the commissioner's order, or if the commissioner is 
 unable to identify or locate the property owner, the 
 commissioner may enter the property and have the well or boring 
 sealed.  The property owner is liable for and must pay the costs 
 of sealing the well or boring.  


    HIST: 1989 c 326 art 3 s 18; 1992 c 544 s 9