§ 1100. Rules and regulations of the department. 1. The department may make rules and regulations for the protection from contamination of any or all public supplies of potable waters and water supplies of the state or United States, institutions, parks, reservations or posts and their sources within the state, and the commissioner of environmental […]
§ 1107. Orders of commissioner. 1. When the commissioner, after investigation of the condition of any public water supply used for drinking or other domestic purposes, whether maintained and operated by a municipality, water district or private corporation, company or individual, shall certify to the board, corporation, company, officer or person in charge of the […]
§ 1108. Powers and duties with respect to comprehensive public water supply planning. The commissioner shall perform such duties and functions with respect to comprehensive public water supply planning as are provided in part five-A of article five of the conservation law, and shall have such powers and authority as may be necessary in that […]
§ 1109. Standards for water reuse. 1. The commissioner shall advise the department of environmental conservation on the establishment of rules, regulations and standards for the reuse and disposal of reclaimed wastewater and/or greywater. Such advice shall include, but not be limited to, advice on water quality and pathogens monitoring requirements for each permitted use […]
§ 1110. School potable water testing and standards. 1. In addition to school districts already classified as a public water system under parts 141 and 142 of title 40 of the code of federal regulations, as such regulations may, from time to time, be amended, every school district and board of cooperative educational services shall […]
§ 1112. Emerging contaminant monitoring. 1. Industry and modern technology have created thousands of new chemicals that would not otherwise exist in nature. Although some of these chemicals have proven benefits, the effect of many such chemicals on human health is unknown or not fully understood. Furthermore, with the advance of science and technology, public […]
§ 1113. Drinking water quality council; established. 1. There shall be established, within the department, the drinking water quality council. Such council shall be composed of twelve members as follows: (a) the commissioner, or the commissioner’s designee, who shall be the chair of the council; (b) the commissioner of environmental conservation or designee; (c) a […]
§ 1114. Lead service line replacement grant program. 1. The department shall allocate appropriated funds equitably among regions of the state. Within each region, the department shall give priority to municipalities that have a high percentage of elevated childhood blood lead levels, based on the most recent available data. In distributing the awards allocated for […]
§ 1114-a. Voluntary public water system consolidation study. 1. There shall be established in the department, by the commissioner, a voluntary public water system consolidation study designed to evaluate the feasibility of the joining of public water systems in order to improve water quality. Such study shall include: (a) the feasibility of joining of two […]
