In re Decision to Deny the Petitions for a Contested Case Hearing

In this certiorari appeal, relator Greg Mikkelson, a farmer and landowner in the Crystal Lake watershed and surrounding area, challenges a decision by respondent Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) approving a total maximum daily load (TMDL) for Crystal Lake. Relator asserts that (1) the MPCA's delay in approving the TMDL resulted in a denial of *641due process and renders the decision arbitrary and capricious; (2) the decision is unsupported by substantial evidence and affected by an error of law; and (3) the MPCA erred by denying relator's request for a contested-case hearing. We affirm.

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