Changes to Private Boat Dock Regulations on Deep Creek Lake Delayed
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By: Mike Kennedy mkennedy@railey.com 301-616-6106 June 2nd, 2010 Category: Garrett County News, News |
There is no new progress to report on the proposed changes to the lake regulations dealing with how many personal watercraft may be moored at private Type A and common boat docks. This proposed regulation would essentially get rid of all the PWCs stands that can found along the shoreline. Deep Creek Lake Manager Carolyn Mathews has stated that during the public comment period the DNR received several very detailed comments and concerns against the proposed changes to the lake regulations
Ms. Mathews also reported that the Superintendent of the Park Service, Nita Settina, found the comments to be of merit and is giving them due consideration before moving forward with any changes. Ms. Settina plans to visit Deep Creek Lake this summer and will weigh the points brought forth in the comments against the proposed regulation changes and may suggest an alternative to the proposal.
The public comments on the changes are posted on the Deep Creek Lake website at…
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/deepcreeknrma.asp
Updates will be posted on this website as they are made available. This is the new DNR website for information about the lake. This site is separate from the state park website and will have more lake specific information posted over time.
Tags: DNR, Private Boat Docks, PWC, Type A Boat Dock, Type A Dock
June 4th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
I am trying to find out if there is a restriction on beaching PWC’s on the shore. According to your article, there has not been anything concrete in writing yet. Is this correct? We never saw anything about having to have a permit, and now the DNR says that we had to apply for this permit three years ago, and can no longer obtain one.
Thank you for your article.
June 11th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Joanne - under current regulations you can beach a PWC on the shore provided it is under 500 lbs - or if you had previously obtained a permit for this from DNR. Any vessel over 500 lbs without a special permit is not allowed to be beached. Beaching PWCs hasn’t really been an issue until the last 10 years or so when most PWCs started getting much larger in size and started weighing over 500 lbs. Before then, property owners would keep their canoes, kayaks, and jet skis (all vessels under 500 lbs) beached on the shoreline. Until DNR finalizes and adopts this new regulation you’ll need to keep your PWC tied up to your dock (not beached) and it would count as one of your two allowed power vessels assuming you have a normal Type A boat dock permit. Hope this helps.