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Docks

Docks are subject to regulation and zoning. Check with your town's zoning office for specific requirements. The Association is supporting the photographing of docks to document existing condition when alterations or replacements are sought. All docks should be clearly identified with the street address marked on the side facing the Lake to assist emergency personnel and finders of such items if they drift.

"The Dock Primer - A Cottager's guide to Waterfront-Friendly Docks" is a helpful source of information on docks.

Buoys and Markers

Owners of shoreline properties have been placing mooring buoys, markers and other objects, creating a hazard to boaters and rowers and an interference with navigation. The following is requested by the Lake Authority and local state troopers:

  • Only place mooring buoys, not other markers, to moor boats.

  • Mooring buoys should be placed within 50 feet of shoreline, except where a greater distance has been approved by the Lake Waramaug Authority due to water depth or other conditions of the location.

  • Contact Resident Trooper at 860-868-9671 if you believe such a condition exists.

  • Any other marker or object placed in the Lake (for example to mark swim areas, to restrict speed, to warn of a danger or hazard or otherwise restrict boats from entering or using an area, is a "regulatory" or "navigation" marker. Under Connecticut law a permit is required from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, after approval by the Lake Waramaug Authority. Contact Resident Trooper for procedures 860-868-9671.

  • Unauthorized markers may be removed by the Authority.