N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 55-0101: Declaration of policy

§ 55-0101. Declaration of policy.

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.