What are the requirements for a Dredging Permit?
Overall requirements to obtain a Dredging Permit include:
  • Submit a Town of Babylon Environmental Assessment form (available from Environmental Control at the Town Hall Annex)

  • Provide a NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Tidal Wetlands permit

  • Provide a US Army Corp of Engineers Permit

  • Provide a Town of Babylon Building Permit, if applicable

  • Provide public liability insurance covering any and all damage that may occur within two (2) years after work is completed. Language on the policy must list the Town of Babylon as an insured party in respect to operation and must read: "The Town of Babylon, its agents, servants, employees, directors and officers."

Limits of liability include:
  • Property damage liability coverage no less than $100,000 per accident, and no less than $500,000 on all accident accounts

  • Bodily injury liability coverage no less than $200,000, and no less than $500,000 on all accident accounts
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