2005 Minnesota Statutes - 116.0717 — Minerals deposition.

     116.0717 Minerals deposition. 


    Notwithstanding rules prohibiting discharge of waste into 
 saturated zones or rules governing variance procedures, the 
 Pollution Control Agency may issue a permit for deposition of 
 fine tailings from minerals processing facilities into mine pits 
 provided the proposer demonstrates through an environmental 
 impact statement and risk assessment that the deposition will 
 not pose an unreasonable risk of pollution or degradation of 
 groundwater. 


    HIST: 1996 c 407 s 56; 2004 c 157 s 1