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Delaware River Basin Compact (Consolidated Laws of New York: Environmental Conservation Law; Article 21 Pollution Control Compacts; Title 7)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
New York
Document type
Legislation
Date
1909 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Basin/catchment/watershed Sub-national agreement Freshwater resources management Surface water Inland waters Water conservation zone
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Title of the Environmental Conservation Law of New York New adopts the Delaware River Basin Compact. The purposes of this compact are to promote interstate comity; to remove causes of present and future controversy; to make secure and protect present developments within the states; to encourage and provide for the planning, conservation, utilization, development, management and control of the water resources of the basin; to provide for cooperative planning and action by the signatory parties with respect to such water resources; and to apply the principle of equal and uniform treatment to all water users who are similarly situated and to all users of related facilities, without regard to established political boundaries.

Full text
English
Website
public.leginfo.state.ny.us