15-3101 – Short Title.
§ 15-3101. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the “groundwater protection act”.
15-2721 – Conflict With Other Laws.
§ 15-2721. Conflict with other laws. Any section of the state wild, scenic and recreational rivers system that is or shall become a part of the Forest Preserve, the Adirondack or Catskill Parks or any other state park, wildlife refuge, or similar area shall be subject to the provisions of this title, and the laws […]
15-2723 – Penalties and Enforcement.
§ 15-2723. Penalties and enforcement. Any person who violates any provision of this title or any regulation or order issued pursuant to this act by the commissioner or the agency may be compelled to comply with or obey the same by injunction, mandamus or other appropriate remedy. In addition, any such person shall pay a […]
15-2901 – Water Resources Planning Council; Organization.
§ 15-2901. Water resources planning council; organization. There is hereby established within the department of environmental conservation a water resources planning council. It shall consist of fifteen members, including the commissioners of agriculture and markets, economic development, environmental conservation, health, transportation, the chair of the public service commission, president of the New York state energy […]
15-2903 – Water Resources Planning Council; Quorum, Bylaws.
§ 15-2903. Water resources planning council; quorum, bylaws. A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business or the exercise of any power of the council. The commissioners of agriculture and markets, commerce, energy, environmental conservation, health, transportation, the chairman of the public service commission and […]
15-2905 – Statewide Inventory of Existing Significant Deficiencies in Water Supply Systems.
§ 15-2905. Statewide inventory of existing significant deficiencies in water supply systems. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health and utilizing information requested from the responsible local officials as well as relevant information developed through titles eleven and thirteen of this article, shall cause to be prepared an inventory of existing significant deficiencies […]
15-2907 – Water Resources Management Strategy; Development Purpose.
§ 15-2907. Water resources management strategy; development purpose. Not later than January first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven, the department of environmental conservation, with the participation of the department of health and whenever possible, regional planning and development boards, shall develop and submit a complete statewide water resources management strategy to the water resources planning council for […]
15-2909 – Water Resources Management Strategy; Hearings.
§ 15-2909. Water resources management strategy; hearings. Upon receipt of the statewide water resources management strategy from the department of environmental conservation, the council shall promptly publish once a week for three consecutive weeks in newspapers of general circulation notice of public hearings thereon. Public hearings shall be conducted in each of the substate areas […]
15-2705 – Jurisdiction of the Commissioner and the Adirondack Park Agency.
§ 15-2705. Jurisdiction of the commissioner and the Adirondack park agency. Notwithstanding provisions of any other general or special law, the functions, powers and duties encompassed by this section shall be vested in the Adirondack park agency as to any privately owned part of a river area within the Adirondack park as defined by law […]
15-2707 – Classes of River Areas Includable in System, Criteria; Management Objectives.
§ 15-2707. Classes of river areas includable in system, criteria; management objectives. 1. The following types of river areas are eligible for inclusion in the system. All state agencies are hereby directed to pursue policies with respect to their respective activities, functions, powers and duties which are designated to enhance the conditions of designated rivers […]