Minnesota Administrative Rules

7052.0005 SCOPE.

A.

This chapter establishes aquatic life, human health, and wildlife water quality standards and criteria for Great Lakes Initiative (GLI) pollutants; nondegradation standards for surface waters of the state in the Lake Superior Basin including, on a limited basis as described in item B, Class 7 waters; and implementation procedures for deriving effluent limitations from these standards and criteria. Other water quality standards, nondegradation standards, and implementation procedures applicable to the surface waters of the state in the Lake Superior Basin can be found in chapters 7050 and 7065.

B.

The water quality standards, nondegradation standards, and implementation procedures in this chapter apply to discharges to Class 7 waters to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with the standards established in this chapter in any downstream Class 2 waters.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 115.03; 115.44

History:

22 SR 1466

Published Electronically:

June 16, 2005