Pestigo River - High Falls Area

Peshtigo River - High Falls Area

The new waterfront subdivision lots in this area will require DNR approval for piers.

These waterways are regulated by special designations.

We suggest you do not by a pier before DNR approval.

We have contact information for the permit process, and you can click the link below to the DNR web page that will get you started.

The new Crivitz areas fall into these category’s

I hear there’s a list of some special waters. How does that work, and will it affect me?

The Act 118 statute changes included a new term – “area of special natural resource interest”,

abbreviated ASNRI. The statute designates three categories of waters as ASNRIs, and authorizes

DNR to add waters that have significant scientific value to the list, through a public hearing process.

Under the statute, exemptions are not allowed in these specially-designated waters, to ensure that

possible harmful impacts can be addressed through a DNR permit review. A second new term –

“public rights features” – is established in another rule called NR 1. Public rights features (PRF) are

specific locations of critical habitat in waterways, such as Sensitive Areas identified in formal DNR

studies. The Stakeholder Group’s proposed rules allow existing piers to be exempt in ASNRI waters

or locations of PRFs, since these are new terms and designations. New piers in these areas will

require a general or individual permit to protect the special features of these waters.

How do I know if my lake is one of the specially-designated waters?

you find out if the waterway has any special designations that affect permitting. If you don’t have

Internet access, contact your local DNR Water Management Specialist about waters designations.