Waterways
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Streambank erosion - determine your site location
If you are starting a new project or repairing a pre-existing project, please follow these steps to verify your project location, and to determine if you are eligible for a general permit.
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Stream realignment and enclosure
NOTES ON WATERWAYS PERMITS For each project type below, if an exemption or a general permit is available, you will find a link to a checklist of requirements. If your project does not meet exemption eligibility criteria, review the general permit…
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Shoreline Erosion Control Structures Permitting
NOTES ON WATERWAYS PERMITS For each erosion control project type below, if an exemption or a general permit is available, you will find a link to a checklist of requirements. If your project does not meet exemption eligibility criteria, review the…
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Shoreline Erosion: Causes, Prevention, and Control Options
CAUSES OF EROSION Streams are continually downcutting into their valley, carrying sediments downstream particle by particle. The current moves from side to side, undercutting banks and causing the stream channel to meander. The ice of frozen lakes…
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Resources for Great Lakes Shoreline Erosion Control Projects
The Lake Michigan and Lake Superior shorelines are critically important spaces for fish and wildlife habitat and recreational use. Great Lakes shorelines have many coastal influences that make them more like oceans than our thousands of inland lakes…
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Designing and Permitting Great Lakes Erosion Control Structures
Material type and shape The type of material used can impact the longevity of a shore protection structure. Demolition debris like cinder blocks, concrete rubble and dirt are not acceptable materials since when they exposed to wave action and…
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Waterway and wetland permits: calculating energy along a shoreline
NOTE: For best results, use Microsoft Internet Explorer browser version 8 or higher Follow these steps to obtain an accurate calculation of energy along your shoreline:
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Piers and Recreational Structures Permitting
NOTES ON WATERWAYS PERMITS For each project type below, if an exemption or a general permit is available, you will find a link to a checklist of requirements. If your project does not meet exemption eligibility criteria, review the general permit…
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Pier FAQ
These are questions that are frequently asked about pier requirements and regulations. They are provided to help you better understand what you need to do to ensure that you can continue to place your pier(s) on the water for many years to come.
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Beaver damage
When beavers create dams, flooding can result in large areas with deep standing water where once only shallow, slow-moving water existed. When this happens, plants and animals that are adapted to wetlands can appear quickly in the flooded area as…