Permanent Docks or Permanent Boat Hoists: Permanent docks or boat hoists which are left in year around require a permit.

The purpose and benefits of plantings/stone are to provide a natural transition between the open water and upland, while providing habitat. New shoreline hardening should be avoided where alternate approaches such as plantings and natural stone can be used to protect property from erosion. Because of these negative effects of vertical walls EGLE recommends the use of natural shoreline treatments. Shore Protection: Because shore protection structures can have negative effects on natural resources and other shoreline properties, shore protection structures should only be installed when they are needed to address erosion problems and the type of shore protection used should be carefully considered. Other types of activities may also require permits. Please note: The following is only a partial list of the most common projects associated with inland lakes and streams. The following are typical projects regulated under Part 301. The program oversees activities including dredging, filling, constructing or placement of a structure on bottomlands, constructing reconfiguring, or expanding a marina, interfering with the natural flow of water or connecting a ditch or canal to an inland lake or stream.

The Inland Lakes and Streams Program is responsible for the protection of the natural resources and the public trust waters of the inland lakes and streams of the state. Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994, PA 451, as amended (Part 301), requires a permit from the Water Resources Division of EGLE for certain construction activities on inland lakes and streams.

Pond and shore dredging