If it is clearly cut down and not felled by beavers or erosion, you may be able to do some detective work. Take a small boat or canoe and survey the neighborhood for fresh stumps. It should be pretty close to shore, I can't imagine some would drag a tree down to the water, that's too much work.
Obviously, if your on the broads or other large open area, this is a waste of time.
If you find a likely stump, approach the land owner, maybe you can shame him into dealing with it. Otherwise call the DES, maybe they can apply more pressure.
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