Natural Resources And Environmental Protection Maps
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| Data Set | Google Earth | ESRI Maps | Description |
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| Bulk Storage Facilities |
| The Bulk Storage Program includes Petroleum Bulk Storage (PBS), Major Oil Storage Facilities (MOSF), and Chemical Bulk Storage (CBS). | |
| Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Outfalls |
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| This map shows the locations of permitted Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) outfalls in NYS. CSOs are part of a combined sewer system, which are required to have a State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit issued by DEC. |
| Environmental Remediation Sites |
| Environmental Remediation Sites are areas being remediated under one DEC's remedial programs, including State Superfund and Brownfield Cleanup. | |
| Estimated Populations within Urbanized Areas for MS4s |
| This is a map of 2010 urbanized areas in NYS identified by the U.S. Census Bureau. The map includes the estimated populations (based on the 2010 U.S. Census Data) within the 2010 urbanized areas for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s). This map may be used to help MS4s to determine their eligibility for a waiver. For more information about MS4s and instructions, visit the MS4 Toolbox web page | |
| Impaired Waterbodies Applicable to MSGP |
| This file shows the impaired waterbodies subject to additional requirements of the SPDES Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity. For additional guidiance, and help answering questions 6(a) and 7 on the Notice of Intent, see the MSGP Forms and Toolbox page. | |
| Priority Waterbodies List (PWL) |
| The Waterbody Inventory/Priority Waterbodies List is a statewide inventory of NYS waterbodies which characterizes water quality and the waterbody uses supported, identifies water quality problems, pollutants, and sources, and provides information about restoration and protection activities for each individual waterbody. For more information, visit the Waterbody Inventory/Priority Waterbodies List web page. | |
| Priorities Waterbody List (PWL) Applicable to Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer Systems (MS4s) |
| This file shows the impaired waterbodies that are applicable to the waiver eligibility criteria for Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer Systems (MS4s). Owner/operators may use this reference tool to determine if their MS4 discharges into an impaired waterbody listed on the Priorities Waterbody List (PWL) in order to make a determination about waiver eligibility. For more information, visit our MS4 program and MS4 Toolbox pages. |
| Data Set | Google Earth | ESRI Maps | Description |
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| Significant Natural Communities: Long Island & NYC |
| Rare or high-quality natural communities (forests, wetlands, grasslands, lakes, streams, and other habitats and ecosystems) documented by the New York Natural Heritage Program in Long Island and New York City (DEC Regions 1 & 2). | |
| Significant Natural Communities: Eastern New York |
| Rare or high-quality natural communities (forests, wetlands, grasslands, lakes, streams, and other habitats and ecosystems) documented by the New York Natural Heritage Program in Eastern New York State (DEC Regions 3 & 4). | |
| Significant Natural Communities: Northern New York |
| Rare or high-quality natural communities (forests, wetlands, grasslands, lakes, streams, and other habitats and ecosystems) documented by the New York Natural Heritage Program in Northern New York State (DEC Regions 5 & 6). | |
| Significant Natural Communities: Western & Central New York |
| Rare or high-quality natural communities (forests, wetlands, grasslands, lakes, streams, and other habitats and ecosystems) documented by the New York Natural Heritage Program in Western and Central New York State (DEC Regions 7, 8, & 9) | |
| Ecological Zones |
| Ecological Zones of New York were defined to delineate land units of similar ecological and geographic characteristics, based on topography, vegetation types, and land use. |
| Data Set | Google Earth | ESRI Maps | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Conservation Areas |
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| Bird Conservation Areas (BCA) offer excellent opportunities to observe birds and natural resources while supporting the integration of bird conservation interests into agency planning, management and research projects. |
| Breeding Bird Atlas: Eastern & Southern NY |
| This file shows lists of birds recorded in Eastern and Southern New York State (DEC Regions 1, 2, 3, and 4) during the 2000 - 2005 Breeding Bird Atlas Survey. | |
| Breeding Bird Atlas: Northern NY |
| This file shows lists of birds recorded in Northern New York State (DEC Regions 5 and 6) during the 2000 - 2005 Breeding Bird Atlas Survey. | |
| Breeding Bird Atlas: Western & Central NY |
| This file shows lists of birds recorded in Western and Central New York State (DEC Regions 7, 8, and 9) during the 2000 - 2005 Breeding Bird Atlas Survey. | |
| Breeding Bird Atlas: Species Distributions |
| This file shows the statewide distributions of all bird species studied during the 2000 - 2005 Breeding Bird Atlas survey. |
| Data Set | Google Earth | ESRI Maps | Description |
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| "Blue Lines" of New York State Forest Preserves |
| Protected as "forever wild" by Article XIV of the New York State Constitution, New York's Forest Preserve lands have exceptional scenic, recreational, and ecological value. The "Blue Lines" as they are commonly known, are the boundaries of the Adirondack Forest Preserve and the Catskill Forest Preserve. | |
| DEC Region Boundaries and Office Locations |
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| These maps display the boundaries of DEC's nine administrative regions as well as DEC's office locations statewide. Contact information for each of the offices is provided. |
| Hudson River Estuary Grant Program boundaries |
| This map displays the Hudson River Estuary Grant Program boundaries of the Hudson River estuary watershed. To find out if your project is located within these boundaries, please type the location of the project into this map. For purposes of protecting tributaries and upland habitat, the area eligible for estuary grants is established in the Environmental Conservation Law Section 11-0306 and includes the counties within New York State bordering the Hudson River from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to the Troy dam and tributaries including the East River to Hell Gate, the Harlem River and Kill Van Kull. A boundary of approximately 4,600 feet has been established as a general guideline for projects in Richmond, Kings, and Queens counties. | |
| Potential Environmental Justice Areas |
| This file identifies census block groups that qualify as Potential Environmental Justice Areas (PEJAs) based on having met one or more of the NYS DEC criteria in the 2014-2018 American Community Survey data. | |
| Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP) |
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| Lakes that are part of the Citizens Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP). CSLAP is a water quality monitoring and educational program that is cooperatively managed by DEC and New York State Federation of Lake Associations (NYSFOLA). Each location summarizes the lake's characteristics and links to lake reports. |
| New York State Dams Inventory |
| The Inventory of Dams contains the locations of dams in New York State and provides information about the condition and characteristics of each dam. Any corrections should be submitted to Dam Safety with supporting information. | |
| Water Assessments by Volunteer Evaluators (WAVE) Project |
| Data collected in 2012 and 2016 by the Water Assessments by Volunteer Evaluators (WAVE) project. WAVE a citizen-based water quality assessment program developed to enable citizen scientists to collect biological data for water quality on wadeable streams in NY State | |
| NYS Medication Drop Box Locations |
| A map of the current medication collection drop boxes within New York State. |
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