Hearings have concluded in this matter. The schedule is available for review.

The Notice of Hearing, Proposed Rules, and Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) are available at the MPCA Website.   Please note that the documents are lengthy and are in PDF format.

The comment period in this rulemaking closed on March 6, 2000, at 4:30 p.m.  The comment process is available for review.

Some of the comments received are posted here.
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Fernholz Comment     Wulf Comment     Sunderlin Comment     Voegele Comment     Sundquist Comment     Mett Comment     Haskins Comment     Benrud Comment     Englund Comment     Smith Comment     Peterson Comment     Varner Comment     Christians Comment

MPCA Intial Comment (March 6, 2000)
Warning - this document is large.

Replies

Replies will be posted here when submitted. The reply period runs from the end of the comment period to March 13, 2000, at 4:30 p.m.   The same requirements for filing comments apply to replies.  Replies are intended to address issues raised throughout the proceeding and therefore, no new information can be submitted.

MPCA Reply Comment and rule with proposed changes. Please note both documents are large.

Administrative Law Judge Report

Judge Klein's Report
Please note, the report is lengthy.
Report Table of Contents

Chief ALJ Nickolai's Report.

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Last updated - May 9, 2000