Ditches in Minnesota were a political
no-fly zone until Governor Mark Dayton declared in 2015 a major new policy
effort to ensure all drainage ways in
the state – as well as lakes and creeks – were bordered by
vegetated buffers. Since then property owners, local government staff, state agency representatives and legislators have rushed
into action, attempting to simultaneously improve and implement the legislation. Requirements for lakes and
creeks became effective late last year, while ditches must be buffered by November 2018. Tom Gile
from the Rochester office of the Board of Water and Soil Resources and
Michael Welch, an attorney with Smith Partners in Minneapolis, will provide an
overview of the legal framework and progress made on the ground around the
state on the rollout of the law.
This CLE is approved for
credit through March 30, 2020.
Presenters:
Michael Welch, Smith Partners PLLP
Tom Gile,
Board
of Water and Soil
Resource
CLE
Credits:
1.0 Standard CLE Credits approved
| Event Code: 255408
Cost:
MSBA Members: $29.95
Non-MSBA Members:
$64.95