Subd. 1. General 30-day limit.

1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, the commissioner must act on a water use permit within 30 days after the application for the permit and the required data are filed in the commissioner's office.
2. (b) The commissioner must direct a hearing to be held on a water use permit application or make an order issuing a permit or denying a permit.

Subd. 2. Exception.

The requirements of subdivision 1 do not apply to applications for a water use permit for:

1. (1) appropriations from waters of the state for irrigation, under section 103G.295;
2. (2) appropriations for diversion from the basin of origin of more than 2,000,000 gallons per day average in a 30-day period; or
3. (3) appropriations with a consumptive use of more than 2,000,000 gallons per day average for a 30-day period.