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Notice To Water Resource Districts
The Office of the State Engineer (OSE) has recently established 2 new policies regarding surface drainage permitting.
REG-2020-2 – Drainage Permitting Definitions (Effective February 21, 2020)
REG-2020-3 – Statewide or Interdistrict Significance Determinations (Effective March 13, 2020)
The policies were created to answer common jurisdictional and procedural questions regarding surface drainage permitting as well as address more specifically how the OSE views “drainage of statewide or interdistrict significance.”
If your water resource district has any comments, questions, or concerns regarding these documents, please contact the Engineering and Permitting Section at (701) 328-2752 or e-mail.
The Current - April
The Current is a quarterly Water Commission and Office of the State Engineer newsletter that provides the latest agency-specific information concerning water development, regulatory and appropriation efforts, water education, policy changes, Commission meeting highlights, and much more.
We hope you find the content useful and helpful.
Water Commission Meetings
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June 9, 2020 / 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. / Agenda and Meeting Material
Meeting will be held via phone only and lines will be muted
August 13, 2020 / 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Brynhild Haugland Room, Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck
October 8, 2020 / 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Brynhild Haugland Room, Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck
December 11, 2020 / 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Brynhild Haugland Room, Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck
Reminder – Only complete applications received at least 45 days before a SWC meeting will be considered at that meeting. All other applications will be held for consideration at a future meeting unless specifically exempted by the Chief Engineer.
For information, please contact Cheryl Fitzgerald at the Water Commission (701) 328-4940 or by e-mail.
Subcommittee Meetings
July 16, 2020 / 1:00 p.m.
SWC Basement Conference Room, 900 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck
September 10, 2020 / 1:00 p.m.
SWC Basement Conference Room, 900 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck
November 12, 2020 / 1:00 p.m.
SWC Basement Conference Room, 900 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck
For information, please contact Cheryl Fitzgerald at the Water Commission (701) 328-4940 or by e-mail.