Nassau County erosion control regulated under NYS Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control (Blue Book). Construction sites must install silt fences, stabilized entrances, and inlet protection. Atlantic Ocean bluff erosion additionally governed under DEC Coastal Erosion Hazard Area Act.
NY Blue Book (NYS Standards for Erosion and Sediment Control, 2016 edition) is mandatory reference for all land-disturbing activity. Construction sites require: perimeter silt fence, stabilized construction entrance (50 ft minimum), inlet protection, topsoil stockpile covering, and temporary seeding within 14 days of disturbance completion. Nassau South Shore (Long Beach, Point Lookout) subject to DEC Coastal Erosion Hazard Area (CEHA) under ECL Article 34 and 6 NYCRR Part 505. CEHA restricts construction in erosion zones and requires DEC permits for coastal structures. Post-Sandy FEMA coastal reconstruction standards apply. Individual villages enforce site-level erosion control during construction.
Blue Book violations: $500-$2,500 per day plus stop-work orders. CEHA violations: $2,500-$10,000 under ECL. SPDES construction permit violations: up to $37,500 per day.
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