N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 33-0714: Water quality monitoring for pesticides

§ 33-0714. Water quality monitoring for pesticides.

The department, in coordination with the United States Geological

Survey National Water Quality Assessment Program, the New York State

Water Resources Institute, and other parties, shall conduct a water

quality monitoring program to provide an adequate understanding of the

health and environmental impacts of pesticide use in the state. The

department shall utilize this program, as it deems necessary, in: making

pesticide registration decisions; reviewing suspensions and

cancellations of pesticide registrations in the state; and assessing the

status, trends, and health impacts of any pesticide contamination of

ground and surface waters on Long Island and throughout the state.