Wetlands DEC

This dataset contains only those wetlands regulated by the New York State Freshwater Wetlands Act. It does not necessarily contain wetlands regulated by other jurisdictions or unregulated wetlands, nor does it contain tidal wetlands regulated by New York State under the Tidal Wetlands Act (ECL Article 25). This dataset was originally composed of a set of ARC/INFO coverages containing both polygonal and linear features. The Coverages are based on official New York State Freshwater Wetlands Maps as described in Article 24-0301 of the Environmental Conservation Law. Coverages are not, however, a legal substitute for the official maps. Coverages are available on a county basis for all areas of New York State outside the Adirondack Park. The coverage for Columbia County incorporates proposed amendments which became the official regulatory wetland boundaries as of November 30, 2011 and March 5, 2013. An important feature of the official maps is that the lines indicate only "the approximate location of the actual boundaries of the wetlands" (ECL Section 24-0301(3)). For a final determination of the actual location of a wetland it is necessary to contact the NYSDEC office for the region in which the wetland occurs. Columbia County is in Region 4.