§ 196A-11.2 Docks in a Freshwater Resource Area

A. Definitions

(1) A dock in a freshwater resource area is an elevated structure used to access the water beyond the shoreline. Note that a walkway which is located above mean annual high water in a freshwater resource area should not be allowed to have affixed to it a float or raft that would extend the use of the structure below mean annual high water where it could function like a dock without meeting the requirements contained within this regulation.

(2) Freshwater resource areas encompass, but are not limited to, all ponds, great ponds, rivers, intermittent streams, and Bordering Vegetated Wetlands (BVW). Some of these resource areas may be brackish through connections to saltwater bodies. Shoreline structures that are proposed below Mean High Water within Great Ponds must obtain a Chapter 91 License from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).