Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 300-399 - Environmental Protection - Water Regulation
Chapter NR 328 - Shore Erosion Control Structures In Navigable Waterways
Subchapter II - Municipal Breakwater Permits
Section NR 328.23 - Standards

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code § NR 328.23

Current through November 25, 2024

Breakwaters may be authorized where all of the following apply:

(1) They are determined by the department to be the best management practice to control shore erosion and preserve or restore aquatic habitat.

(2) The structure be designed by a licensed professional engineer to be stable under stated maximum water level and wave conditions in order to avoid a failed structure that quickly becomes a hazard to users of the waters.

(3) The practice is specifically recommended for the purpose specified in sub. (1) in a comprehensive plan approved by the department for management of a specific water body and its watershed.

(4) The requirements of s. 1.11, Stats., are met.

(5) The department has complied with the notice and hearing procedures in s. 30.02(3) and (4), Stats.

2003 Wis. Act 118 repealed s. 30.02, Stats.

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