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action before the protected elevation is reached); and <br />D) M. Rule 6115.0670 (approval of groundwater appropriations without <br />sufficient data to determine the effects of the appropriation allowed). <br />3. The DNR is prohibited from issuing appropriation permits for new groundwater <br />wells, or increasing appropriation amounts in existing groundwater permits, within a 5 - <br />mile radius of White Bear Lake until it has fully complied with the requirements of the <br />above statutes. To that end, it shall: <br />A) Review all existing groundwater appropriation permits within a 5 -mile <br />radius of White Bear Lake, analyzing them both individually, and cumulatively, <br />to ensure compliance with the sustainability standard of M.S. § 103G.287, subd. 5. <br />The review will be completed within one year of the date of this order. The <br />specific results of the analysis will be published in a public newspaper, in a form <br />understandable to the general public. <br />B) In the event that any of the above permits do not comply with the <br />sustainability standard set by statute, they will be reopened and down -sized within <br />6 months of failure to comply with the sustainability standard of M.S. § <br />103G.287, subd. 5. <br />Q Analyze the cumulative impact of these permits within the 5 -mile radius <br />of White Bear Lake to determine whether pumping at the maximum rates allowed <br />by the permits is sustainable. The analysis will be completed within one year of <br />the date of this order. The specific results will be published in a public newspaper, <br />in a form understandable to the public. <br />4. For groundwater permits within a 5 -mile radius of White Bear Lake, the DNR <br />shall comply with all the applicable provisions of M.S. § 103G.285, including: <br />A) Setting a collective annual withdrawal limit for White Bear Lake; <br />B) Setting a trigger elevation of 923.5 feet for implementation of the <br />protected elevation; <br />137 <br />