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r <br />ii <br />4. Variance Fees <br />A $150 fee is required for a variance request not related to construction <br />of a well or boring. Variances from minimum isolation distances between <br />wells and contamination sources, hazards, surface water and property <br />lines are included in this category. Construction-related variances <br />require a $50 fee for: <br />A) Wells with a pump capacity less than 50 gallons per minute. <br />B) Monitoring wells. <br />C) Dewatering wells. <br />Construction-related variances require a $100 fee for wells with a pump <br />capacity of 50 gallons per minute or more. All variance fees are <br />nonrefundable. <br />5. Isolation Distances <br />Actual or potential sources of contamination may not be placed any closer <br />to a well than the isolation distances prescribed by the Commissioner in <br />rule unless a variance has been requested and approved. <br />6. Construction Permits and Notifications <br />Effective January 1. 1990. the State will require permits or <br />notifications for all well construction. Unless a local Health Board has <br />a delegation agreement with the Commissioner of Health, the State permit <br />and notification preempt any local permit or notification (Minnesota <br />Statutes, Section 1031.205, Subdivision 1(c). <br />A) Water Wells <br />Prior to construction of a water well, the property owner must notify <br />the Minnesota Department of Health in writing and pay a $50 fee for <br />wells with a pump capacity of less than 50 gallons per minute, or a <br />$100 fee for wells with a pump capacity of greater than or equal to <br />50 gallons per minute. <br />B) Monitoring Wells and Dewatering Wells <br />Monitoring Well—A $50 fee must be paid for each monitoring well <br />constructed except for monitoring wells at motor fuel outlets or bulk <br />storage site, where the fee is $50 per site. <br />Dewatering Well—A $50 fee must be paid for each dewatering well <br />except that dewatering projects with more than 10 wells require a <br />$500 permit fee.