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Wetlands Regulations by State Agencies Regulations by State Agencies

Various Permit Applications Exit EPA disclaimer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit Application and Instructions for Preparing a Department of the Army Application

Joint U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Permit Application and Instructions

New York State Department of Conservation Permit Application Forms

New York State Department of State Coastal Management Program Consistency Assessment Forms

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Forms and Checklist

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New York Exit EPA disclaimer

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) regulates both freshwater and tidal wetlands within New York. The Adirondack Park Agency Exit EPA disclaimer regulates wetlands within the Adirondack Park.  NYSDEC and the Army Corps of Engineers have a joint permit application process, in which applications that are received by the NYSDEC are forwarded also to the Corps.

For a summary of the wetlands regulatory process in New York, please review Free PDF reader available Building Near Wetlands: The Dry Facts and NYSDEC's Freshwater Wetlands and Tidal Wetlands Permit Program Introductions. New York State's Uniform Procedures Act standardizes the processing of NYSDEC's regulatory permits. Also, applications for NYSDEC permits are considered complete only when certain requirements of the State Environmental Quality Review Act have been met. NYSDEC wetland permits are subject to these state laws. Please refer to NYSDEC's Division of Environmental Permitsfor more information.

New Jersey Exit EPA disclaimer

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has assumed Clean Water Act Section 404 regulatory authority for freshwater wetlands in New Jersey. In most areas, the NJDEP has assumed the federal permitting authority from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.  NJDEP also has separate regulatory authority in non-assumed areas of the state, such as in tidal wetlands. NJDEP's Land Use Regulation Program Exit EPA disclaimer manages the freshwater and tidal wetland permit programs. The Corps has retained federal permitting authority in tidal wetlands. Disturbance in New Jersey's tidal wetlands requires both state and federal permit review.

 

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