Manatee County’s wetland buffer rules had been part of the county’s Comprehensive Plan since 1989. They were designed to shield environmentally sensitive areas from pollution and protect water ...

BLUFFTON, SC (WSAV) – Protecting the environment and the Lowcountry against dangerous flooding before a storm even hits is just part of the reason for a new wetlands’ ordinance in Bluffton.

The Manatee County Commission approved a developer’s request to release conservation easements for about 10 acres of wetland buffers around Cooper Creek in the University Park area.

Next, concerned abutters looked on as the commission approved an abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation for High Street Solar’s proposal to build an array at 0 High Street. The applicant’s ...

He said the city is aware of a wetland that’s to the southwest of the site. He said there’s an existing wetland buffer that extends into the corner of the proposed project area.

The Manatee County Commission approved a developer’s request to release conservation easements for about 10 acres of wetland buffers around Cooper Creek in the University Park area. Cooper Creek is a ...

A mere 4,000-square-foot wetland is a significant water storage area because planners must consider a third dimension — depth. At just one foot deep, a 4,000-square-foot wetland would hold 4,000 ...

Manatee County commissioners expressed outrage at the state’s opposition to their plan to restore wetland protections. Storm clouds over a wetland area at Myakka River State park in Manatee ...

At the time, the commission noted that the work is within 100 feet of a wetland, but no permit had been issued to perform the renovation work, install a septic tank, or disturb soil and vegetation.

The city's Conservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend the Planning Board approve the wetland conditional use permit request by developers for work within the wetland buffer on the 26.2 ...

PORTAGE | The Stormwater Management Board has tabled a request to infringe on a portion of a wetland to allow the construction of several self-storage buildings.

EVERETT — Snohomish County Council will likely decide on Wednesday if buffers to wetlands, streams and other critical habitats will be cut in half for development opportunities. For the past ...