...zoning office should be able to answer questions about local restrictions on dock placement. For more information about docks and access in public waters, go to http://go.usa.gov/VD7. -Tom Hovey, DNR public waters hydrologist

...it is, of course, just a recommendation. But talk to Tom Hovey of the DNR's Waters Division, and you get the feeling...just have regular docks and not these huge platforms." Tom Hovey DNR's Waters Division Earlier this week, Hovey indicated...

When asked about possible dock regulations two weeks ago, Tom Hovey of the Minnesota DNR's Waters Division hinted that restrictions of some sorts were likely in a forthcoming recommendation - expected...

...years, a lot of people have installed docks that are wider than 8 feet, the maximum width allowed on public waters. Tom Hovey, who heads the DNR's public waters permit program, said he sent a press release to 140 installers, dealers and manufacturers...

...announced Friday and will continue through Nov. 30. By next spring the DNR would like to have a permanent regulation, said Tom Hovey, DNR public waters permits program coordinator. "The wording for next year will likely be a little tighter after we...

...create a permanent regulation concerning docks and other water access structures, expected to be in place by spring. Tom Hovey, DNR public waters hydrologist, gave his first presentation to more than 100 people during the three-hour open house...

...which can be no more than 5 feet wide. The permit goes into effect immediately. "They'll have to trim it down," Tom Hovey, DNR Waters Division, said of dock owners' options for nonconforming platforms. "But they (platforms) are mostly...

...second phase - policy and option recommendations. The third phase is the review of preliminary revisions. According to Tom Hovey of the DNR Waters Division, revised rules will be in place in January 2010. Shoreland rules are statewide minimum standards...