As a reminder, the following are the 2015 Water Safety Regulations in Wright County. For a complete list of the guidelines and regulations visit the DNRs site.
Section 4.10 – Water Safety Regulations*
- Subdivision 1. No person shall operate a watercraft on the public waters of this county while towing any person on water skis, water tube, aqua plane, surfboard, saucer, or similar device on a federal holiday, on Saturday or Sunday or in a congested area at any time unless another person is on the watercraft and in a position to continually observe the person being towed.
- Subd. 2. No person shall operate a watercraft on the public waters of this county while towing a person on water skis, water tube, aqua plane, surfboard, saucer, or similar device, while going into or through a channel.
- Subd. 3 No person shall operate a watercraft or seaplane on the public waters of this county so as to overtake, pass, or meet any watercraft or seaplane in a channel or narrow passageway so as to endanger other watercraft, seaplane or property or at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions.
- Subd. 4. No person shall operate any watercraft or seaplane on the public waters of this county in a manner so as to obstruct, or tend to obstruct, or interfere with the passage of a watercraft or seaplane through a channel or narrow passageway.
- Subd. 5. No person shall swim in a channel or jump or dive from a channel bridge in the public waters of this county.
* Source Wright County Water Surface Use Ordinance