New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter X - DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Subchapter A - GENERAL
Article 1 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES
Part 664 - Freshwater Wetlands Maps And Classification
Section 664.1 - Applicability
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
(a) This Part applies to all wetlands regulated under the Freshwater Wetlands Act, whether regulated by the department or by towns, cities, villages or counties. The department alone shall map and classify wetlands, regardless of which agency is implementing the act in a particular locality, except that the Adirondack Park Agency shall classify the wetlands within the Adirondack Park.
(b) Where the department is the regulating authority, the wetlands classification system presented in this Part takes effect in the department's freshwater wetlands permit requirements regulations, Part 663 of this Title. In Part 663, standards for the issuance of permits are provided for each of the four wetland classes described in sections 664.5 and 664.6 of this Part.
