Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plans In 2025, Ulster County finished updating its agricultural and farmland protection plan. The updated plan presents strategies to increase the economic viability of our agricultural industry, encourage farmland protection, and increases public interest in local agriculture.
Natural Resources Inventory The Ulster County Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) and Municipal Toolkit were developed to create an interactive database that documents the location, condition and importance of our county's natural resources.
Open Space Plan The Ulster County Open Space Plan is founded on an understanding of sound resource management and planning policies that reflect the needs and values of the people, places, and existing natural resources of the County.
Report an Illicit Discharge Call the Ulster County Stormwater Hotline to report pollution discharges into a storm drain, ditch, pond, lake, or stream; sanitary sewer overflows; discharges of sediments from construction sites into storm drains or tracked onto public roadways; and suspected illegal dumping sites.
Water Quality Coordinating Committee The WQCC is responsible for providing oversight of all water quality programs and related activities in the County. It assesses the impact of pollution on water quality and determines whether water quality monitoring and administration are appropriate.