N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 55-0105: Purpose

§ 55-0105. Purpose.

It is the purpose of this article to:

1. Establish procedures for the designation of special groundwater

protection areas within designated sole source aquifer areas contained

within counties having a population of one million or more;

2. Acknowledge the variations in hydrogeology, water quality, and land

uses within designated areas, and the existence of certain areas which

are of vital importance in maintaining water quality in the designated

sole source aquifer area;

3. Assure that such vital areas within designated sole source aquifer

areas are protected and managed in such a way as to maintain or improve

existing water quality;

4. Establish procedures for the development and implementation of a

site-specific comprehensive management plan for each designated special

groundwater protection area;

5. Initiate the implementation of a portion of the state groundwater

management program using the Long Island sole source aquifer region as a

model for future state-wide application; and

6. Establish guidelines for federal-state cooperation in the planning,

funding and implementation of special groundwater protection area plans.