N.Y. County Law § 220-a: Water quality management agency

§ 220-a. Water quality management agency. The board of supervisors or

county legislature, shall have the power to designate a water quality

management agency for the purposes of water quality management program

oversight. Such agency may, in the discretion of the board of

supervisors or county legislature, be an existing county official,

county agency, a group of agencies or officials or other county entity,

or may be a newly created agency. Such a water quality management agency

shall be responsible for providing oversight of all water quality

programs and related activities in the county. This includes a

continuing assessment of the impact of point and nonpoint sources of

pollution on the waters of the county, and the appropriateness of the

monitoring and administrative activities related thereto. The water

quality management agency shall have the responsibility to review and

coordinate all activities of county officers, agencies, departments or

other entities of county government which have a substantial impact on

or interest in water quality management. The agency shall prepare an

annual report, which shall be submitted to the county executive, the

board of supervisors or county legislature, the New York state

department of environmental conservation, and where appropriate to a

regional planning agency. This report shall identify needs of the county

and document progress in improving water quality management performance.

This report shall include but not be limited to the following:

1. recommended changes in surface and groundwater classification.

2. status and results of water quality monitoring activities.

3. status of facilities construction.

4. onsite sewage facilities programs.

5. hazardous and toxic materials disposal.

6. status of point sources control and operation.

7. nonpoint source management.

8. economic and demographic changes.

9. an assessment of water quality condition in the county.

10. quantification of needs to improve water quality management.

11. findings and recommendations for future programming.