State Minnesota v. Daniel Mark Hendrickson

In an administrative proceeding, the commissioner of natural resources denied Warren Bloomquists application for a permit to excavate a channel extending from Whitefish Lake to a pond located on his property in Crow Wing County. By writ of certiorari Bloomquist appeals, asserting that the denial is arbitrary and capricious and based on errors of law. We conclude substantial evidence supports the commissioners determination that the permit would violate public water resource rules by extending riparian rights to nonriparian owners and by promoting the development of nonriparian land. We also conclude the decision is not arbitrary and capricious because the commissioner provided a rational explanation that establishes a logical connection between the factual findings and the legal conclusions. We affirm.