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103H.251 EVALUATION OF DETECTION OF POLLUTANTS.
Subdivision 1. Methods. (a) The commissioner of agriculture for pollution resulting from
agricultural chemicals and practices and the Pollution Control Agency for other pollutants shall
evaluate the detection of pollutants in groundwater of the state. Evaluation of the detection may
include collection technique, sampling handling technique, laboratory practices, other quality
control practices, climatological conditions, and potential pollutant sources.
(b) If conditions indicate a likelihood of the detection of the pollutant or pollutant breakdown
product to be a common detection, the commissioner of agriculture or the Pollution Control
Agency must begin development of best management practices and continue to monitor for the
pollutant or pollutant breakdown products.
Subd. 2. Analysis of pollution trend. The commissioner of agriculture for pollution
resulting from agricultural chemicals and practices and the Pollution Control Agency for other
pollutants shall develop and implement groundwater monitoring and hydrogeologic evaluation
following pollution detection to evaluate pollution frequency and concentration trend. Assessment
of the site-specific and pollutant-specific conditions and the likelihood of common detection must
include applicable monitoring, pollutant use information, physical and chemical properties of
the pollutant, hydrogeologic information, and review of information and data from other local,
state, or federal monitoring databases.
History: 1989 c 326 art 1 s 9
Subdivision 1. Methods. (a) The commissioner of agriculture for pollution resulting from
agricultural chemicals and practices and the Pollution Control Agency for other pollutants shall
evaluate the detection of pollutants in groundwater of the state. Evaluation of the detection may
include collection technique, sampling handling technique, laboratory practices, other quality
control practices, climatological conditions, and potential pollutant sources.
(b) If conditions indicate a likelihood of the detection of the pollutant or pollutant breakdown
product to be a common detection, the commissioner of agriculture or the Pollution Control
Agency must begin development of best management practices and continue to monitor for the
pollutant or pollutant breakdown products.
Subd. 2. Analysis of pollution trend. The commissioner of agriculture for pollution
resulting from agricultural chemicals and practices and the Pollution Control Agency for other
pollutants shall develop and implement groundwater monitoring and hydrogeologic evaluation
following pollution detection to evaluate pollution frequency and concentration trend. Assessment
of the site-specific and pollutant-specific conditions and the likelihood of common detection must
include applicable monitoring, pollutant use information, physical and chemical properties of
the pollutant, hydrogeologic information, and review of information and data from other local,
state, or federal monitoring databases.
History: 1989 c 326 art 1 s 9
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