Riparian definition

Riparian means an owner of land abutting a navigable waterway.

Riparian means the owner, lessee or occupant of land that abuts a navigable body of water.

Riparian means locations and associated vegetative communities related to or on the banks of rivers, streams, wetlands, marshes or other fresh water bodies.

Examples of Riparian in a sentence

• Item D: No Right to Trespass or Interfere with Riparian Rights This permit does not convey to the permittee any right to trespass upon the lands or interfere with the riparian rights of others in order to perform the permitted work nor does it authorize the impairment of any rights, title, or interest in real or personal property held or vested in a person not a party to the permit.

• Tier II Methods are also noncompensatory and are options that may be needed for protection of rare or unique resources or where special environmental conditions exist at the site which have led to additional requirements being placed in the DWQ’s 401 Certifications and approval letters, Isolated Wetland Permits, Riparian Buffer Authorization or a DOT Reclamation Plan’s Environmental Assessment for the specific site.

• All lands having slopes of 20% or greater and lands within Riparian Areas having slopes of 10% and greater.

• This assessment considers five indicators for the protection of water resources and environmentally sensitive lands, including: Forest within the Forest Resource Area, Riparian Corridor Condition High, Highlands Open Water Protection Area, Critical Habitat, and the Water Quality Management Tier of Lake Management Areas (excluding those of the Lake Community Sub-Zone).

• Disturbance of a Highlands Riparian Area shall be permitted only within portions of such Areas which have been previously disturbed, as demonstrated by submission of a property survey in accordance with 2.a, below.

More Definitions of Riparian

Riparian means relating to or living or located on the bank of a natural water course, such as a stream, lake or tidewater.

Riparian means belonging or related to the bank of a river, stream, lake, pond or impoundment.

Riparian means the banks and other adjacent terrestrial environs of lakes, streams and wet areas, where transported surface and subsurface freshwaters provide soil moisture to support mesic vegetation.

Riparian means of, adjacent to, or living on, the bank of a river, lake, pond, ocean, sound, or other water body.

Riparian means of, on or pertaining to the bank of a natural course of water.

Riparian means the zone upland the intertidal area, which consists of vegetation and features that influence the aquatic ecosystem of the intertidal area.

Riparian means the environment (soil, plants, animals) adjacent to a river or lake which affects the waterbody and which is affected by it.