Coon Creek Watershed District v. State Environmental Quality Board

TODD, Justice.

Coon Creek Watershed District (District) is charged with the operation and maintenance of Anoka County Ditch No. 58 which is 8.2 miles in length. In response to a petition of landowners the District determined to repair the ditch. A petition was filed with the Environmental Quality Board of the State of Minnesota (EQB) asking for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EQB ordered the preparation of an EIS. The District appealed to the district court which affirmed the order of the EQB. We affirm.

Anoka County Ditch No. 58 was constructed in 1917 and the…