N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 55-0101 – Declaration of policy
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§ 55-0101. Declaration of policy.
Terms Used In N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 55-0101
- Recharge: shall mean the downward movement of water to the water table through the soil overlying an aquifer. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 55-0107
- Watershed: shall mean an area where water drains into a specific basin or reservoir, or, for groundwater, a region where water is abundantly recharged to the subsurface groundwater reservoir. See N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law 55-0107
It is declared to be the public policy of this state to provide funds for the preparation and implementation of groundwater watershed protection plans in order to maintain existing water quality in special groundwater protection areas within federally designated sole source aquifer areas contained within counties having a population of one million or more and to further the implementation of nonpoint source controls for the protection of the potable supply underlying the entire recharge area.