Sole Source Aquifer Protection (Consolidated Laws of New York: Environmental Conservation Law; Article 55) 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 Groundwater Freshwater pollution Pollution control Water conservation zone Water quality standards Local government Inland waters Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Article of the Environmental Conservation Law of New York New concerns sole source aquifer protection. It provides that 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. 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. Full text English Website public.leginfo.state.ny.us