Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 103F > LOWER ST. CROIX RIVER

• Comprehensive local water management plan: has the meaning given under section 103B. See Minnesota Statutes 114D.15
• Comprehensive watershed management plan: has the meaning given under section 103B. See Minnesota Statutes 114D.15
• council: means the Clean Water Council created pursuant to section 114D. See Minnesota Statutes 114D.15
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Natural background: means characteristics of the water body resulting from the multiplicity of factors in nature, including climate and ecosystem dynamics, that affect the physical, chemical, or biological conditions in a water body, but does not include measurable and distinguishable pollution that is attributable to human activity or influence. See Minnesota Statutes 114D.15
• Public agencies: means all state agencies, political subdivisions, joint powers organizations, and special purpose units of government with authority, responsibility, or expertise in protecting, restoring, or preserving the quality of surface waters, managing or planning for surface waters and related lands, or financing waters-related projects. See Minnesota Statutes 114D.15
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Restoration: means actions taken to pursue, achieve, and maintain water quality standards for impaired waters. See Minnesota Statutes 114D.15
• state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
• Surface waters: means waters of the state as defined in section 115. See Minnesota Statutes 114D.15
• TMDL: means a scientific study that contains a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that may be introduced into a surface water and still ensure that applicable water quality standards for that water are restored and maintained. See Minnesota Statutes 114D.15
• WRAPS: means a document summarizing scientific studies of a major watershed at approximately a hydrologic unit code 8 scale with strategies designed to achieve and maintain water quality standards and goals. See Minnesota Statutes 114D.15