What Requires a Permit or Review?
Browse this list to see which of the following agencies require waterfront permits or reviews for an activity:
The four agencies are the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps), New York State Department of State (NYS DOS), New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), and New York City Department of City Planning (NYC DCP).
- Maintenance and Repairs
In-kind, in-place replacement of existing, functional and authorized bulkheads and similar structures
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPMaintenance or repair of other previously authorized structures
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPMaintenance or repair of structures in a wetland adjacent area (within 150 feet of a tidal wetland and 100 feet of a freshwater wetland boundary)
NYS DECRestoration of upland areas damaged by storms resulting in discharges of dredged or fill materials into a water body
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPBeach re-grading
Army Corps, NYS DEC, and sometimes NYS DOS and NYC DCP - New Shoreline Stabilization Structures
Bulkheads and Retaining Walls
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPRiprap installations
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCP
Jetties, groins, berms, breakwaters and other methods of wave attenuation
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPOther bank or shoreline stabilization construction projects
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCP - Building and Development On or Near Wetlands
New residential construction, renovation or modification
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCP
New commercial, industrial, or institutional construction
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPSubstantial renovation of an existing building
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCPAccessory structures
NYS DEC, and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCPTemporary construction activities
Army Corps, NYS DEC, and sometimes NYS DOS and NYC DCPConstruction activities disturbing one or more acres of soil
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCP - Docking, Mooring, and Structures over Water
New docking facilities (catwalks, piers, wharfs, floating docks)
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPChanging use of existing dock
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps , NYS DOS, and NYC DCPBoat ramps
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPNew marina construction
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPModifying existing marina
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPInstalling buoys, floats, and mooring devices
Army Corps and sometimes NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPAids to navigation
Army Corps and sometimes NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPStructures in artificial canals
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPMooring of vessels as dwellings or buildings
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPRemoving wrecked or abandoned vessels
Army Corps, NYS DEC, and sometimes NYS DOS and NYC DCPOther structures, construction or fill below the Mean High Water mark (in tidal waters)
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPAll structures and fill on freshwater wetlands and waterways
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCP - Stormwater Management and Water Control
Stormwater management facilities
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPOutfall structures and associated intake structures
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPUpland construction, reconstruction or removal of berms, levees, dikes, dams, and other control structures
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCPDischarges of dredged or fill material associated with maintenance of flood control facilities
Army Corps, NYS DEC, and sometimes NYS DOS and NYC DCPReturn water from upland contained disposal areas
Army Corps, NYS DEC, and sometimes NYS DOS and NYC DCPConstruction activities disturbing one or more acres of soil
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCP - Dredging and Excavation
Dredging
Army Corps, NYS DEC, and sometimes NYS DOS and NYC DCPDischarges or disposal of dredged material into a waterway
Army Corps, NYS DEC, and sometimes NYS DOS and NYC DCPMaintenance dredging of existing marina basins
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPExcavation activities related to construction
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCPConstruction or reshaping of drainage ditches
Army Corps, NYS DEC and sometimes NYS DOS and NYC DCPPlacement of fill
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPGrading
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS, and NYC DCPDrilling (water wells)
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS, and NYC DCPInstalling a dry well, retention basin, filter, swale or pond
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCPTemporary discharges of decant waters from dredge material disposal sites or from barges or vessels
Army Corps, NYS DEC, and sometimes NYS DOS, NYC DCPDischarges of dredged or fill material into non-tidal waters for the construction or expansion of recreational facilities
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCP - Fishing, Harvesting and Aquaculture
Commercial shellfish aquaculture operations
Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCP and sometimes NYS DECTrapping or harvesting fish or wildlife
Army Corps and sometimes NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPDepositing or removing the natural products of wetlands in the process of recreational or commercial fishing, shellfishing, aquaculture, hunting or trapping
Sometimes Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCP - Land Management near Wetlands
Constructing roads over waterways or wetlands
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS, and NYC DCPClear-cutting trees
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCPCutting vegetation
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCPEstablishing plantings
Army Corps, NYS DEC, and sometimes NYS DOS and NYC DCPRemoving or breaching beaver dams
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCPSubdividing land
NYS DEC - Habitat Restoration
Establishing, enhancing or restoring an aquatic habitat
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPMoist soil management for wildlife
Army Corps and sometimes NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCP - Energy and Utilities
Connecting electric, gas, sewer, water, telephone or other utilities from an existing distribution utility facility to an existing structure near a wetland
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCPConstruction, maintenance repair and removal of utility lines and associated facilities in a waterway
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPConstruction, expansion, modification, or removal of water-based wind or hydrokinetic renewable energy generation pilot projects and their attendant features.
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCP - Chemicals, Waste and Pollutants
Use and storage of pollutants and toxic substances
NYS DECApplication of chemicals and pesticides
NYS DECDischarge of pollutants requiring a SPEDES permit
NYS DECDisposal of solid wastes (garbage/refuse)
NYS DECInstallation of septic systems
NYS DEC - Emergency Response Operations
Cleanup of hazardous or toxic waste
Army Corps, NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPWork done or funded by the Natural Resources Conservation Service for a situation requiring immediate action under its emergency Watershed Protection Program
Army Corps and sometimes NYS DECResponse operations for oil and hazardous substances
Army Corps, NYS DEC, and sometimes NYS DOS and NYC DCP - Other Activities near a Shoreline, Wetland or Waterway
Disturbance of bird nesting / breeding areas
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS, and NYC DCPDisturbance of protected stream
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCPDraining and altering water levels
NYS DEC and sometimes Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCPMotor vehicle use
NYS DEC, NYS DOS and NYC DCPPlacement of scientific measurement devices
Army Corps, NYS DOS and NYC DCP, and sometimes NYS DECSurveying activities
Army Corps and sometimes NYS DOS and NYC DCP
