N.Y. General Municipal Law § 99: Regulation of open wells, cesspools, basins or sumps

§ 99. Regulation of open wells, cesspools, basins or sumps. The

governing board of any city, town or village may by local law, ordinance

or resolution regulate the construction, maintenance or use of open

wells, cesspools, cisterns, re-charging basins, catch basins or sumps

and may require that such installations be suitably covered or

surrounded with protective fencing. Provision shall be made in such

local laws, ordinances or resolutions for punishment of violations

thereof.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive the state water

power and control commission of any jurisdiction which that commission

may now or hereafter have pursuant to the provisions of the conservation

law.