New York City has just released what very well may be the last major environmental regulatory action of the Bloomberg administration: the final New York City Wetlands Strategy.1 The Strategy was issued pursuant to New York City Local Law 31 of 2009, which called for the creation of a plan to “conserve, protect, enhance, stabilize, restore, and expand wetlands and associated buffer areas.”2 The Strategy is intended as a comprehensive effort to meet those goals.
The City’s Wetlands
Much of New York City’s natural waterfront consists of wetlands, generally considered as including swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.3 Wetlands serve a number of important environmental purposes, such as helping to improve water quality and control floods by trapping pollutants and capturing stormwater runoff. Wetlands also provide habitats for local and migratory birds, fish, and other wildlife.4
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