Each project requires an authorization from the department before construction or operation, except as otherwise provided by these rules. Any department authorization may be modified at the department's discretion.

History: Effective November 1, 1989; amended effective August 1, 1994; April 1, 2008; April 1, 2009; July 1, 2014; January 1, 2023; July 1, 2024.

General Authority: NDCC 61-03-13

Law Implemented: NDCC 61-33-02, 61-33-05