Criteria for determining whether drainage is of statewide or interdistrict significance

1. In determining whether the proposed drainage is of statewide or interdistrict significance, the department shall consider the following criteria: a. Drainage affecting property owned by the state or its political subdivisions. b. Drainage of sloughs, ponds, or lakes having recognized fish and wildlife values. c. Drainage having a substantial effect on another district. d. Drainage converting previously noncontributing areas (based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atlas 14 twenty-five year event - four percent chance) into permanently contributing areas. 2. The review may include a solicitation of comments. For good cause, the department may determine or refuse to determine any proposed drainage as having statewide or interdistrict significance.