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Guidelines and Summary of Centralized Inspection Opportunities Inspection Opportunities

MNDNR | Heidi Wolf | heidi.wolf@state.mn.us

Mandatory Inspections

 Local Units of Government (LGU) may conduct

( ) y mandatory inspections at public water accesses OR at specified locations within a defined area.

 An active Delegation Agreement (DA) is required  All additional requirements

must be met

Requirements for Mandatory Inspections within a specific geographic area

1.

LGU must assume all legal, financial, and administrative responsibilities

2.

Employ DNR trained authorized inspectors C d i i /d i i di

3.

Conduct inspections/decontaminations according to DNR Commissioner approved guidelines

4

Have decontamination equipment available at (or a

4.

Have decontamination equipment available at (or a reasonable distance from) the inspection station

5.

Provide stations that do not create traffic delays or public safety issues

6.

Submit a plan to be approved by the Commissioner

Plans must address all of the following

1.

No reduction in capacity or hours of operation of p y p public water accesses, and fees do not discourage or limit use

 The DNR will generally support plans that do not limit or close

accesses as a means to achieve mandatory inspections

 Most state accesses are open 24 hours a day and may need to

p y y remain open to retain funding

 Non‐DNR owned accesses may have unique requirements as well

Plans must address all of the following

2.

Reasonable travel times between public accesses and p inspection stations

 The plan must minimize the amount of time and distance people

ill need to tra el bet een inspection stations and accesses will need to travel between inspection stations and accesses

 Stations should be centrally or strategically placed along main

travel routes

 Plan should include documents (maps, travel times, hours of

• peration, etc.) that show the feasibility of the plan

Plans must address all of the following

3.

Adequate staffing to minimize wait times and q g provide adequate hours of operation at inspection

 On average inspections should take between 5 and 10 minutes,

ith increased staffing needs potentiall on eekends/holida s with increased staffing needs potentially on weekends/holidays

 Inspections and decontamination equipment needs to be

available from early morning through late evening

4.

Adequate enforcement capacity

 Enforcement of law requiring mandatory inspections will need to

b i d t l l b l l ffi be carried out solely by local peace officers

Plans must address all of the following

5.

Measures to address inspections of water related p equipment at public water accesses for commercial entities and private riparian landowners

 Plan will need to incorporate measures that are feasible for

commercial groups (Lake Service Providers) and local riparian property land owners

6.

Other elements may be required by the commissioner to ensure statewide consistency

 The plan should include information on public awareness of new

requirements to be put in place