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Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources Guidance Documents
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Aquatic Life
Permit Guidance
Freshwater Wetlands
Policy Memorandum 87-1: Confirmation of Freshwater Wetlands Determinations and Delineations (1.66 Mb, 5 pages, August 1987)Memorandum: Interpretation of Standards for Issuance of Freshwater Wetlands Permits (731 Kb, 3 pages, July 1988)Freshwater Wetlands Delineation Manual (171 Kb, 57 pages, July 1995)Freshwater Wetlands Mapping Technical Methods Statement (1.9 Mb, 41 pages, April 1986)Freshwater Wetlands Regulatory Guidelines on Compensatory Mitigation (42 Kb, 14 pages, October, 1993)
Hazardous Materials Guidance
Assessment of the Risks to Aquatic Life from the Use of Pressure Treated Wood in Water (210 Kb, 48 pages, March 2000)Fish and Wildlife Impact Analysis for Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites (543 Kb, 28 pages, October 1994)Niagara River Biota Contamination Project: Fish Flesh Criteria for Piscivorous Wildlife (492 Kb, 145 pages, July 1987)Supplemental Guidance for Using Sediment Criteria at Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites (30 Kb, 2 pages, April 1997)Technical Guidance for Screening Contaminated Sediments (158 Kb, 45 pages, January 1999)
Environmental Impact Statements
Final Environmental Impact Statement for Policy on Contaminants in Fish (October 1985)
Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Program of Liming Selected Acidified Waters (October 1990)
