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Committee postpones wetlands boathouse rule after concern over blanket ban on dug‑in basins
Summary
The Administrative Rules Committee postponed Department of Environmental Services wetlands rule 25-127 after members questioned language that read as an absolute prohibition on new dug‑in boathouses; staff attorney said waiver process exists and agreed to submit written conditional language.
The Administrative Rules Committee postponed Department of Environmental Services (DES) wetlands Rule 25-127 after committee members raised concerns that the rule text read as an absolute prohibition on new dug‑in boathouses.
Courtney Lockwood, a staff attorney at DES, told the committee that “there is rarely ever a prohibition in rules because we have a waiver process.” Lockwood said the agency could revise the language so the approval criteria make clear that over-water structures are the department’s preferred, less-impactful option but that an applicant could…
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