Contents

1. Water Law Basics
    1.01     Water Facts and Definitions 
    1.02     Public Rights in Navigable Waters—The Public Trust Doctrine 
    1.03     Private Rights in Navigable Waters—Riparian Rights 
    1.04     Regulatory Jurisdiction Over Waters 
    
2. Navigable Water Regulations 
    2.01      Overview of the Regulatory Scheme
    2.02    Regulation of Structures in Navigable Waters
    2.03    Alteration of Waterways
    2.04    Use of Waterways

3. Dams and Flowages 
    3.01 Overview of Dam Regulations 
    3.02 Requirements for Dams on Navigable Streams 
    3.03 Regulation of Dams—Special Cases 
    3.04 Dam Abandonment and Removal 
    3.05 Flowage Rights

4. Diffused Surface Water and Drainage 
    4.01 The Law of Diffused Surface Water 
    4.02 Drainage Districts 
    4.03 Private Drainage

5. Shorelands, Floodplains, and Wetlands 
    5.01 Shoreland Zoning 
    5.02 Regulation of Floodplains 
    5.03 Wetlands

6. Water Withdrawal and Water Use 
    6.01 Common Law Water Withdrawal Rights
    6.02 Statewide Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
    6.03 The Great Lakes Compact 
    6.04 Public Water Supply

7. Water Quality and the Regulation of Discharges to Water 
    7.01 Overview and History of Laws to Protect Water Quality 
    7.02 Discharges to Surface Water 
    7.03 Regulation Of Discharges To Public Sanitary Sewers 
    7.04 Regulation Of Nonpoint Discharges 
    7.05 Discharges to Groundwater

8. Remedies and Enforcement 
    8.01 Remedies Available Through Private Lawsuits 
    8.02 Administrative Review Of Permits and Approvals 
    8.03 Enforcement Proceedings 
    8.04 Challenges to Statutes and Rules