The Board of Water and Soil Resources hears and settles local government disputes in a number of cases:
Through the Local Water Planning and Management Program, local units of government may ask for a meeting with the chair of the BWSR to informally resolve a dispute regarding a water plan (Minnesota Statutes 103B.345 subd. 2). If they are unable to resolve the dispute, they may officially petition the BWSR for a hearing if:
- the interpretation and implementation of a comprehensive water plan is challenged by a local unit of government aggrieved by the plan;
- two or more counties disagree about the apportionment of the costs of a project implementing a comprehensive water plan; or
- a county and another local unit of government disagree about a change in a local water and related land resources plan or official control recommended by the county to make it consistent with the local water plan.
Watershed district decisions and rules may be appealed to the Board of Water and Soil Resources:
Wetland Conservation Act decisions by local governments regarding replacement plans, exemptions, no-loss determinations, banking plans, public road notifications, or wetland boundary or type decisions can be appealed to the BWSR:
Minnesota Statutes 103G.2242 subd.9
For more information, contact Travis Germundson, (651) 297-4958.
