General Permits
Under the Uniform Procedures Act, the Department may issue General Permits to allow similar types of work not unique to a particular location. Such work may be the result of natural disasters or extraordinary weather, or for other activities that have been determined not to have a significant impact on the environment.
This page provides links to General Permits available to the public for various activities.
Draft Benthic Mat General Permits, GP-0-17-001 and GP-0-17-005
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation proposes to issue two new permits that allow seasonal placement and removal of benthic mats in shoreline areas.
General Permit for Management of Invasive Species, GP-0-15-005
- Management of invasive species, using hand harvesting techniques, suction harvesting techniques, and/or benthic barriers.
General Permit for Breaching/Removal of Beaver Dams No More Than 2 Years Old, GP-0-16-004
- Breaching/removal of recently established beaver dams no more than 2 years old.
SPDES General Permit GP-0-15-001
- Groundwater discharge of treated sanitary waste of 1,000 to 10,000 gallons per day (gpd) per outfall, and less than 30,000 gpd for the facility.
General Permit for Bulkhead Removal and Replacement, GP-1-13-001
- Removal and replacement of a functional and lawfully existing bulkhead (including returns and parallel capping boardwalks) in the same location as the existing bulkhead. This General Permit is for work in areas on the south shore of Long Island.
General Permits for Stream Crossings for Timber Harvesting
- The placement, construction, maintenance and removal of temporary stream crossings for the purposes of timber harvesting only.
Freshwater Wetland Adjacent Area General Permit, GP-0-18-001
- Activities in currently disturbed areas, located further than 50 feet from the freshwater wetland boundary.
For other General Permits, refer to these web pages:
- Regional Environmental Permits Information pages
- Storm Recovery Permits page
- Stormwater page
- State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) page
More about General Permits:
- General Permits for Benthic Mat Placement and Removal - This page provides information about the placement and removal of benthic mats within the freshwaters of New York State to control weed growth.
- General Permit for Management of Invasive Species, GP-0-15-005 - This General Permit allows the removal of invasive species using hand harvesting techniques, suction harvesting techniques, and/or benthic barriers.
- General Permit for Breaching/Removal of Beaver Dams No More Than 2 Years Old, GP-0-16-004 - General Permit for Management of Invasive Species, GP-0-15-005
- SPDES Private / Commercial / Institutional (PCI) General Permit - SPDES General Permit for groundwater discharge of treated sanitary waste of 1,000 to 10,000 gallons per day (gpd) per outfall, and less than 30,000 gpd per facility
- General Permit for Bulkhead Removal and Replacement - This general permit is for removal and replacement of functional and lawfully existing bulkheads in the same location. It is available for use on the south shore of Nassau County and Suffolk County west of the Robert Moses Causeway, excluding areas of vegetated tidal wetlands, any ocean shore, the ocean front of Long Beach Island, and all of the Jones Beach State Park and Robert Moses State Park barrier islands.
- General Permits for Stream Crossings for Timber Harvesting - This page contains two general permits for the placement, construction, maintenance and removal of temporary stream crossings for the purposes of timber harvesting only.
- Freshwater Wetland Adjacent Area General Permit, GP-0-18-001 - This page contains information and links for the Freshwater Wetland Adjacent Area General Permit.
