A local government may waive the requirement for a permit where an actual and ongoing emergency activity in a wetland or adjacent area is immediately necessary to protect life, property or natural resource values. The person responsible for taking the emergency measures is required to notify the local government's permit administrator within two working days after the commencement of those emergency measures and is required to describe the emergency; the property, life or natural resource values being protected; and the measures being taken. After completion of the emergency measures, the local government must require this information in writing.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 6 § 665.11