It is declared to be the public policy of the state to preserve, protect and conserve freshwater wetlands and the benefits derived therefrom, to prevent the ...

To be protected under the Freshwater Wetlands Act, a wetland must be 12.4 acres (5 hectares or larger). Wetlands smaller than this may be protected if they are ... Programs To Conserve Wetlands · Status And Trends Of...

The act extended protection to inland waterways and freshwater wetlands, which serve to protect water quality, provide flood protection, and provide habitat ...

13:9B-2. Findings, declarations. The Legislature finds and declares that freshwater wetlands protect and preserve drinking.

25 сент. 2024 г. · These changes to the law establish clear jurisdictional criteria to provide protections for wetlands of “unusual importance.”

2 февр. 2024 г. · The New York State Freshwater Wetlands Act was passed in 1975 with the intent to preserve, protect and conserve freshwater wetlands and ...

14 февр. 2024 г. · The Act identified wetlands primarily based on hydrophytic vegetation, which is flora adapted to growing in low-oxygen (anaerobic) conditions, ...

29 июл. 2024 г. · New York State amended the Freshwater Wetlands Act to expand regulation and protection of wetlands, with changes effective in 2025 and 2028.

State Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act is exclusive authority for regulation of freshwater wetlands. Matter of Waterfront. Development Permit No. 87-1235-1 by ...

13 февр. 2024 г. · The 2022 amendments to the state Freshwater Wetlands Act (ECL Article 24) (the “Act”), gave DEC the authority to protect over one million acres ...