| 3 Easy Steps to Building Homes in Wetlands in the State of New York |
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| There is evidence that homes have been built without federal permits in the Klydel Wetland. Click the duck to go to our web page that details, with aerial photos and federal wetland maps, some more of the evidence. |
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| Step 1: In this example, the original wetland maps for North Tonawanda were created by the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation in 1977. This map shows the 102 acre Klydel Wetland. Compare this map to the version that was revised in 1981 (further down this page). |
| Step 2: A lawyer complains to DEC and a subdivision is "grandfathered"--see below. |
| Step 3: In 1981, DEC "removed" the wetlands in the "grandfathered" Gable Heights subdivision from its wetland maps (see triangle in southeast corner of wetland). Bowen Court was built in 1993-4 in this area. Future homeowners cannot learn of the underlying wetlands by consulting DEC's maps. DEC's actions did not nullify federal wetland laws which required permits under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. |