Regulatory authorities for selected actions

Summary of regulatory authorities for some federal, state and local agencies and government units.
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Action classes	Federal			State				Locala
	USEPA	USACE	FEMA	MPCA	DNR	BWSR	MDH	Met Council	LGUs
Erosion and sediment control	Conditional			Full				Review	Full
Lake, stream, river protection	Conditional	Full	Review	Full	Full		Review	review	Conditional
Wetland protection	Review	Full	review	Full	Full	Review		Review	Full
Groundwater protection	Conditional			Full	Full		Conditional	Conditional	Full
Surface water quality protection	Conditional			Full	Conditional		Review	Review	Conditional
Construction stormwater discharge	Conditional			Full	Conditional			Review	Conditional
Municipal stormwater discharge	Conditional			Full				Review	Conditional
Industrial stormwater discharge	Conditional			Full				Conditional	Conditional
Agricultural stormwater discharge	Conditional			Full				Review	Conditional
Flood control		Full	Full		Conditional			Review	Conditional

^aDepending upon location in the state, the local jurisdictions may be administered at the county, watershed organization (if one exists), city/township/village, or tribal level, or a combination of these. contact the local zoning authority for more information on local regulations.
USEPA = United States Environmental Protection Agency, USACE = United States Army Corp of Engineers, FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency, MPCA = Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, DNR = Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, BWSR = Board of Water and Soil Resources, MDH = Minnesota Department of Health
Note: FEMA, BWSR and MDH have no enforcement authority for any of these action classes. Met Council has enforcement authority for industrial stormwater discharges. The remaining agencies have enforcement authority.