Buoys

Bonner County Waterways Regulatory Buoy Application Guideline

• 1. Fill out the Waterways Regulatory Buoy Application. Applications can be found online at https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/recreation and emailed to parks-waterways@bonnercountyid.gov. The application also can be found in paper form at 521 S. Division, Suite 121. Please read through the acceptable conditions before applying. Please include photos, maps and all other pertinent information.
•     Applications are due by August 1st to be considered the following calendar year.
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• 2. Bonner County Waterways or the Marine Sheriff will visit the site for an inspection if the request appears to meet the listed requirements. All relevant information and history of the site will be used in determining if the process should move forward. If the application is moved forward, the item will be placed on the regularly scheduled October Waterways Advisory Committee agenda.
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• 3. If the application fails to meet the criteria and the request is denied, the requesting party will be notified as soon as possible via email or phone. If the application was
•    denied, the requesting party can present their case to the WWAC for
•    reconsideration at the regularly scheduled October Waterways Advisory Committee agenda for recording purposes.
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• 4. The Waterways Advisory Committee will make a recommendation for placement to Bonner County Marine Sheriff or Bonner County Waterways Director.
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• 5. The above-mentioned recommendations will then be presented by the Bonner County Waterways Director to the Bonner County Board of Commissioners for approval. Upon approval, Waterways will submit a joint  404 permit application and all approved buoys will be placed the following spring/summer once it is safe to do so.

            New Allocations can be found here  2025-Buoy-Application.pdf