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Division of Coastal Resources
The
Division of Coastal
Resources
is responsible for administering New York State's Coastal Management Program,
adopted in 1982 under the Waterfront Revitalization of Coastal Area and
Inland Waterways. In voluntary partnership with local governments, the
Coastal Management Program seeks to meet the needs of coastal residents
and visitors, while striving to advance economic development opportunities
and protect our natural coastal resources.
More than 600 local governments can participate in New York's coastal program. The coastal area extends over 5,000 miles along the shorelines of Long Island; New York City; the Hudson, St. Lawrence, and Niagara Rivers; Lakes Erie and Ontario; and major inland waterways, including the Finger Lakes, Lake Champlain, and the Barge Canal System.
Through local, regional, and statewide initiatives, the Division advances resolution of problems affecting the coastal economy and ecosystems. The Division provides financial and technical assistance to local governments and works with local governments, residents, and coastal resource users to promote the beneficial use of New York's coast.
| RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT |
Current Division of Coastal Resources activities include the following:
- Anticipating Future Needs
Local
Waterfront Revitalization Programs and Harbor Management Plans
Developed
Waterfronts Initiative
Historic
Maritime Communities Program
Long
Island Sound and South Shore Estuary Reserve Comprehensive Management
Programs
- Coordinating Government Activities
Consistency Review
- Coastal Resource Information
Remote Sensing
and Geographic Information Systems
Coastal Erosion and Flooding
Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Program
Clean Vessel Act Plan
Dredging
- Investing in Coastal Areas
Environmental Protection Fund and Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act Grants
The Division of Coastal Resources works with local governments, businesses,
community organizations, and citizens to improve their waterfronts. Technical,
planning, and financial assistance are available. See the programs below
to learn more about how the Division assists local governments.
Environmental Protection Fund Local Waterfront Revitalization
Programs
The Department of State solicits grant applications under Title11of the
Environmental Protection Fund to prepare or implement Local Waterfront
Revitalization Programs. Fiscal year 1999 - 2000 priorities include
plans and construction projects that advance a Local Waterfront Revitalization
Program in one or more of the following areas:
- Local Waterfront Revitalization Program Preparation/Implementation
- Intermunicipal Waterbody Management Plan Preparation/Implementation
- Waterfront Redevelopment
- Innovative Use and Processing of Dredged Material
- Public Coastal Education and Tourism
Individual Coastal Management Programs
New York State's Coastal Management Program, within the Division
of Coastal Resources, must be responsive to an array of coastal conditions
and issues that are as diverse as the thousands of shoreline miles in
the state. A new approach being developed is individual management programs
for distinct regions of the state's coast, which will recognize the specific
environmental, economic, and cultural characteristics of each coastal
region. New York's Long Island Sound coast, encompassing 373 miles of
shoreline in Westchester County, the Bronx, Queens, and Nassau and Suffolk
counties (and nearly 1.5 million people) was the first coastal region
selected for analysis.
The Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve
Created by the NYS Legislature to guide the development of a Comprehensive
Management Plan to protect the valuable resources of the bays and tributaries
on the south shore of Long Island from the western boundary of the Town
of Hempstead to the eastern side of Shinnecock Bay.
Waterfront Redevelopment (See City of Glen Cove Case Study)
Addresses mitigation of site contamination, abandoned structures, and
deteriorated infrastructure at underutilized waterfront sites to enhance
the economic potential of developed waterfronts.
Intermunicipal Coastal Resource Management
The Oyster Bay/Cold Spring Harbor Case Study highlights one successful
approach for managing a multiple-municipal coastal ecosystem.
| HOW TO ACCESS PARTNER RESOURCES |
Environmental Protection Fund Local Waterfront Revitalization Programs
The Department of State solicits grant applications under Title11of the
Environmental Protection Fund to prepare or implement Local Waterfront
Revitalization Programs. For application information and a pre-application
workshop schedule, visit the EPF
Waterfront Revitalization Program web site or contact the resource
person listed below.
Eligible entities
For general program planning to advance any of the eligible activities
listed below:
Any municipality located on the State's coastal waters or on a designated
inland waterway.
Refer to the List
of Coastal Waterbodies and Designated Inland Waterways.
For planning, feasibility, design, or marketing of specific projects
to advance eligible activities:
Any municipality with an approved Local Waterfront Revitalization Program
or preparing a comprehensive Local Waterfront Revitalization Program or
the relevant Local Waterfront Revitalization Program component.
For construction projects needed to advance eligible activities:
Any municipality with an approved Local Waterfront Revitalization Program
or with the relevant Local Waterfront Revitalization Program component
substantially completed.
A municipality may submit more than one project. Each project should
be submitted as a separate application.
Clean Water/Clean Air Water Quality Improvement Projects
With passage of the 1996 Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act, state agencies
and municipalities have the opportunity to work together to restore, preserve,
and protect New York's valuable environmental resources. Section 56-0303
of Title 3 of the Bond Act provides $420 million to municipalities and
soil and water conservation districts for water quality improvement projects
that implement management programs, plans, or projects for the following
water bodies:
| Hudson River Estuary | South Shore Estuary/Peconic Estuary |
| DEC's Great Lakes Program | Onondaga Lake |
| Long Island Sound | New York Harbor Estuary |
| Finger Lakes | Any Waters |
| Lake Champlain |
Water quality improvement projects consist of
the following:
Wastewater treatment
improvement projects
Agricultural non-point
source abatement and control program projects
Non-agricultural
non-point source abatement and control program projects
Aquatic habitat
restoration projects
Pollution prevention
projects
| CONTACTS |
George R. Stafford, Director
New York State Department of State
Division of Coastal Resources
41 State Street, Albany, NY 12231-0001
Phone: (518) 474-6000
Waterfront
Redevelopment
Peter Walsh
New York State Department of State
Division of Coastal Resources
41 State Street, Albany, NY 12231-0001
Phone: (518) 474-1845;
Fax: (518)473-2464
Email: pwalsh@dos.state.ny.us
Environmental Protection Fund EPF
Waterfront Revitalization Program
Charles McCaffrey
New York State Department of State
Division of Coastal Resources
41 State Street, Albany, NY 12231-0001
Phone: (518) 473-3368;
Fax: (518) 473-2464
E-mail: cmccaffr@dos.state.ny.us
Clean Water/Clean Air Bond Act Water
Quality Improvement Projects
Rod McNeil
New York State Department of State
Division of Coastal Resources
41 State Street, Albany, NY 12231-0001
Phone: (518) 474-1757;
Fax: (518) 473-2464
E-mail: rmcneil@dos.state.ny.us
The Division of Coastal Resources will provide information and application
assistance regarding Bond Act funds for municipalities within the Finger
Lakes, South Shore Estuary Reserve, and other coastal areas of the state.
Individual Coastal
Management Programs
Sally Ball
New York State Department of State
Division of Coastal Resources
41 State Street, Albany, NY 12231-0001
Phone: (518) 476-1208;
Fax: (518) 473-2464
E-mail: sball@dos.state.ny.us
The Long Island South Shore Estuary Reserve
| Diane Hamilton Bell New York State Department of State Division of Coastal Resources 41 State Street, Albany, NY 12231-0001 Phone: (518) 474-0627; Fax: (518) 473-2464 E-mail: dbell@dos.state.ny.us |
South Shore Estuary Reserve
Council 225 Main Street, Suite 2 Farmingdale, NY 11735 Phone: (516) 470-BAYS (2297); Fax: (516) 390-7160 |
Intermunicipal
Coastal Resource Management
Gregory L. Capobianco
New York State Department of State
Division of Coastal Resources
41 State Street, Albany, NY 12231-0001
Phone: (518) 474-8811;
Fax: (518) 473-2464
E-mail: gcapobia@dos.state.ny.us
Regional Brownfields Hotline (800) 346-5009
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