The Superior Watershed Partnership works with local units of government to inact variance land use planning ordinances, including regulations to protect urban waterways.
Preserving a relatively narrow strip of land along streams and rivers—land that is frequently less suitable for other uses—can help to maintain good water quality, provide habitat for wildlife, protect people and buildings against flood waters, and extend the life of reservoirs.
The SWP is working with the City of Marquette to include a section in the new Land Development Code that will include language on implementing riparian buffers to protect the City's water resources. The following is one model ordinance the SWP developed for this purpose: Riparian Buffer Implementation Plan
How do you develop a riparian buffer ordinance? Here's a publication to help get the process started. Click here for the Proecting Streams and River Corridors out of the University of Georgia.
MODEL ORDINANCES
The New Improved Great Lakes Shoreviewer!
The Superior Watershed Partnership is pleased to provide FREE high resolution color photography for every inch of Great Lakes coastline in the Upper Peninsula including Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Great Lakes ShoreViewer
The SWP will conduct monitoring at Eagle Mine, Humboldt Mill and along approved truck routes.
The view of Lake Superior from the SWP offices!
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Number of pounds of carbon reduced through SWP energy conservation and climate change programs to date.
