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10 6. Applicant must apply for an amendment to Subsurface Water Management Permit No. 202315 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. With regard to condition #5, Applicant’s obligations to remove silt or vegetation, or to repair erosion or scour damages, will only arise upon submission of substantial evidence to the Board by a downstream landowner or road authority that Applicant’s tile system directly caused accumulation of silt or vegetation, erosion, or scouring. 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: 1. The Board recommends that Applicant obtain written consent from the Gill Township Board to install any pipeline or other project components in the Township’s road right of way. 2. The Board recommends that Applicant obtain all other necessary and requisite licenses, permits, registrations, and/or approvals from all applicable federal, state, county, and municipal governments, and any other applicable governmental entities. The Board will provide copies of the Board’s Notice of Decision, Subsurface Water Management Permit No. 202315, and Applicant’s downstream flow map to the North Dakota Department of Water Resources, Gill Township, Lyle and Eileen Schultz, Mark and Linda Levos, Dana Sprunk, and Cass Rural Water Users District. Applicant’s detailed project design map is an exempt record, and the Board will not provide copies to any third parties. Application to Install a Subsurface Water Management System No. 202316 for M and M Farms Partnership in the NE 1/4 of Section 28, the W 1/2 of Section 27, and the SE 1/4 of Section 27 in Tower Township The Board next reviewed Application to Install a Subsurface Water Management System No. 202316, filed June 27, 2023, by Applicant M and M Farms Partnership. Under the Application, Applicant seeks to install a 121-acre drain tile system in the NE 1/4 of Section 28, the W 1/2 of Section 27, and the SE 1/4 of Section 27 in Tower Township, Cass County, North Dakota. The project will only include tile in the W 1/2 of Section 27; the project will not include any tile in the NE 1/4 of Section 28; rather, Applicant only intends to install a surface inlet along the east boundary of the NE 1/4 of Section 28 that will connect to the system in the W 1/2 of Section 27 via a line under 136th Avenue SE. Similarly, the system will not include any tile in the SE 1/4 of Section 27; rather, the two gravity outlets will commence along the east boundary of the SW 1/4 of Section 27 and