Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES
Part 23 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE COASTAL WETLANDS PROTECTION LAW AND THE MISSISSIPPI COASTAL PROGRAM
Chapter 08 - Requirements for Conducting Regulated Activities
Section 22-23-08-108
Current through March 14, 2024
Tidal Marsh and Watershed Impoundments
108.01 New tidal marsh impoundments are prohibited except where a proposed impoundment is part of a plan adopted by the Commission following the same procedures used for promulgating regulations.
108.02 Proposals to repair or replace existing impoundment structures will be allowed only if all other applicable guidelines are met and the use for which the impoundment was originally created is its current use.
108.03 Impoundments of rivers and bayous alter the quality, quantity and timing of freshwater flows into estuaries as well as block migration of fishery resources. Such impoundments are prohibited except where a proposed impoundment is part of a plan adopted by the Commission following the same procedures used for promulgating regulations.
