Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Development of Property in Minnesota with Wetlands

Did you know that if you are developing property in Minnesota you may need to work around the topography.  If there are existing wetlands you may be able to develop the property, but may need to replace disturbed wetlands.  Such development issues are covered by the Wetland Conservation Act (Minn. Stat. §§103G.221 - .2373; Minn. R. ch. 8420).

The Wetland Conservation Act protects all types of wetlands and prohibits draining unless it can be replaced by an area of equal or greater value.