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    Water Withdrawals and Irrigation 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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    Crossings Permitting

    Notes on Waterways Crossings Permits For each c

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    Storm debris cleanup on waterways

    This information is specific to DNR Waterways Program regulations and is designed to help answer questions regarding cleaning up debris in lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands.

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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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