DEP sets numeric caps and buffer rules for riprap and hard armoring in new rules

Sep 15, 2026

Rob Wood outlined numeric limits in DEP’s updated rules: 400 sq ft cap on intertidal fill by PBR, a 125‑linear‑foot PBR cap for riprap, a 10‑foot native vegetation buffer above riprap and a prohibition on riprap within 5 feet of abutting property absent permission.

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Rob Wood of the Maine DEP walked Camden participants through specific numeric and spatial limits in the revised rules that are intended to reduce cumulative hard‑armoring impacts.

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