The table below includes a timeline for the proposed Groundwater Protection Rule.
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| June 2017 | Draft rule released for an informal public comment period. |
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| Summer 2017 | Seventeen public listening sessions and multiple stakeholder group meetings held around the state in order to explain the draft rule, listen to concerns, and collect comments. |
| Fall 2017/Winter 2018 | MDA staff reviews comments and revises the proposed rule. |
| March 2018 | The Governor and MDA Commissioner hold a press conference to announce the framework of the proposed rule. |
| April 23, 2018 | MDA staff completes the proposed rule and the Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR). MDA begins outreach to stakeholders to explain the content of the proposed rule. |
| April 30, 2018 | MDA publishes the proposed Groundwater Protection Rule and SONAR. The comment period is open for 80 days until July 31, 2018. |
| Summer 2018 | The MDA holds eight informational meetings around the state. Hearings are held at five locations throughout the state before an Administrative Law Judge. |
| Fall 2018 | Administrative Law Judge completes report, gives MDA time to respond. |
| December 2018 | Commissioner signs order adopting rule. MDA submits the final Groundwater Protection Rule to the Office of Administrative Hearings, the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, and the Governor. |
| January 2020 | Fall fertilizer application prohibition goes into effect. |
