Minn. Stat. § 103F.705: PURPOSE.

It is the purpose of the legislature in enacting sections 103F.701 to 103F.755 to protect, enhance, and restore surface water and groundwater in the state, through financial and technical assistance to local units of government to prevent water pollution, including that associated with land use and land management activities, and to provide a legal basis for state implementation of federal laws controlling nonpoint source water pollution.