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4 Application to Install a Subsurface Water Management System No. 20231 for Jim Wieland in the E 1/2 of Section 36 in Hill Township The Board next reviewed Application to Install a Subsurface Water Management System No. 20231, filed January 26, 2023, by Applicant Jim Wieland. Under the Application, Applicant seeks to install an 85-acre drain tile system in the E 1/2 of Section 36 in Hill Township, Cass County, North Dakota. The project will include a single pump outlet along the east boundary of the SE 1/4 of Section 36 that will discharge directly into a natural drain that runs east, under Cass County Highway 38. According to County tax roll information supplied by Applicant, James Wieland owns the E 1/2 of Section 36 in Hill Township. Manager Melvin moved, and Manager Miller seconded the motion, to approve Application to Install a Subsurface Water Management System No. 20231, filed January 26, 2023, for Jim Wieland regarding a proposed tile system in the E 1/2 of Section 36 in Hill Township; and to authorize the Secretary-Treasurer to sign Subsurface Water Management Permit No. 20231, subject to the following conditions: 1. Applicant will install and maintain erosion protection at any and all outlets into the natural drain in the SE 1/4 of Section 36 in Hill Township. 2. Applicant must turn off any pump outlets and otherwise close all outlets during “critical flood periods,” as determined by the Maple River Water Resource District. 3. Applicant will re-establish any areas disturbed installing or maintaining Applicant’s tile system. 4. Applicant will not install Applicant’s tile system within 20 feet, on either side, of any rural water lines Cass Rural Water Users District has in the E 1/2 of Section 36 in Hill Township under any blanket easements, or otherwise beyond the Water Users District’s existing easement(s). 5. Applicant must apply for an amendment to Subsurface Water Management Permit No. 20231 in advance of any proposed alterations to outlet locations, the addition of any outlets, or improvements or modifications to the tile system that could increase the capacity or drainage area of the tile system. Upon roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Under Section 61-32-03.1, the Board cannot attach any additional conditions to Applicant’s permit. However, for Applicant’s protection, and to ensure protection of Applicant’s tile system, the Board will recommend that Applicant comply with the following: