Minnesota Statutes 103I.335 – Funding for Persons to Seal Wells
Subdivision 1.Application.
A property owner who desires to seal a well may apply to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for the board to provide funds and seal the well.
Subd. 2.Criteria for sealing.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 103I.335
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- seal: includes an impression thereof upon the paper alone, as well as an impression on a wafer, wax, or other substance thereto attached. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 103I.335
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- seal: includes an impression thereof upon the paper alone, as well as an impression on a wafer, wax, or other substance thereto attached. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
The Board of Water and Soil Resources shall adopt criteria for accepting applications to seal wells for property owners applying under subdivision 1.
Subd. 3.Collection and enforcement of costs.
If the applications are accepted, the costs of sealing become a governmental services lien as provided in section 103I.341. The Board of Water and Soil Resources must enter a written agreement to collect the costs of sealing the well in a manner provided under section 103I.341, subdivision 3. If the costs are not paid according to the agreement, the Board of Water and Soil Resources may enforce the lien in any manner provided under section 103I.341, subdivisions 2 and 3.