N.Y. Navigation Law § 84: Application of this article

§ 84. Application of this article. The provisions of this article

shall also apply in every respect to any stock corporation or

association, or any individual diverting the water of a fresh water

stream which would otherwise flow into a tidewater creek or estuary, and

the service of any notice or other paper necessary in an action or

otherwise shall be deemed to be served on such corporation or

association, or on such individual, if served on the superintendent or

other person in charge of the works by which the water is diverted from

such stream.