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Kate Kirkpatrick

Wetlands Policy Analyst, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

State Regulations Surrounding Construction Activities on Wetlands, Lakes, and Streams

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Certain construction activities such as dredging, adding fill, or placing structures on bottomlands in waterbodies and wetlands of Michigan may be regulated under the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994, PA 451, as amended (NREPA). Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams and Part 303, Wetlands Protection of the NREPA are two of the statutes regulating many construction activities on Michigan’s wetlands, lakes, and streams.