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FREEBORN COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT





Buffer Law
The Minnesota Buffer Law was signed into law in 2015. The law requires perennial vegetation be implemented along all public waters and public ditches.
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Public Waters require a 50 foot buffer to be implemented by November 1st, 2017.
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Public Ditches require a 16.5 foot buffer to be implemented by November 1st, 2018.
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The DNR has created the buffer protection map that can viewed here.
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The Freeborn SWCD Monitoring Plan can be found here.



Wondering if you are required to install a buffer? Check out the buffer map provided by the DNR at http://arcgis.dnr.state.mn.us/gis/buffersviewer/ or stop down at the office to speak with a technician!
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