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<br />[204185/1] 4 <br />12. White Bear Lake's lowest elevation, 918.54 feet, was recorded in <br />January 2013.12 <br />13. Lake levels at or above 924.80 were measured in 1942 through 1947, <br />1950 through 1953, 1985 through 1987, 1995 through 1999, and 2003.13 <br />14. Periods of water levels at the lower end of White Bear Lake's historic range <br />(918.84 feet to 921.5 feet) were measured between 1924 to 1927, 1934 to 1935, 1989 to <br />1991, and 2009 to 2015.14 <br />15. White Bear Lake has no natural inlet and has a single constructed outlet.15 <br />16. The outlet for White Bear Lake was first established in 1906 at 926.3 feet.16 <br />17. At the time, the Ramsey County Board directed that a sloping concrete slab <br />be installed at 926.3 feet to facilitate outflow from White Bear Lake.17 <br />18. The slab was breached in 1943, and there was extensive flooding around <br />the lake.18 <br />19. In 1943, the slab was converted to a culvert.19 <br />20. Further, at the request of landowners along the shore of White Bear Lake, <br />the lake's outlet was lowered to 925.5 feet. The landowners urged that, at this lower level, <br />problems with flooding lakeshore properties would be reduced.20 <br />21. In 1982, the DNR issued Ramsey County a permit to lower the culvert to <br />924.5 feet.21 <br />22. Ramsey County constructed the actual outlet at 924.3 feet.22 <br />II. Withdrawals of Groundwater and its Impacts to White Bear Lake <br />23. Each of the appellant permit holders in this case holds a water appropriation <br />permit and makes withdrawals of groundwater from the Prairie du Chien and Jordan <br />aquifers for use in their respective communities.23 <br /> <br />12 Id. <br />13 DNR Ex. 320 at 2. <br />14 Id. <br />15 WBL- Dist, slip op. at *2. <br />16 Id. <br />17 Id. <br />18 Id. <br />19 Id. <br />20 Id. <br />21 Id. <br />22 Id. <br />23 See generally DNR Ex. 3, Attachment A at 6.