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General Provisions and Public Policy (Consolidated Laws of New York: Environmental Conservation Law; Article 17 Water Pollution Control; Title 1; §§ 17-0101 − 17-0105)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
New York
Type du document
Législation
Date
1909 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Lutte contre la pollution Normes de qualité de l'eau Pollution des eaux douces Santé publique Préservation de l'écosystème Normes environnementales Protection de l’environnement Normes
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This Title of Article 17 of the Environmental Conservation Law of New York contains general provisions and public policy regarding water pollution control. It is declared to be the public policy of the state of New York to maintain reasonable standards of purity of the waters of the state consistent with public health and public enjoyment thereof, the propagation and protection of fish and wild life, including birds, mammals and other terrestrial and acquatic life, and the industrial development of the state, and to that end require the use of all known available and reasonable methods to prevent and control the pollution of the waters of the state of New York. It is the purpose of Article 17 to safeguard the waters of the state from pollution by preventing any new pollution and abating pollution existing when the predecessor of this chapter was enacted.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
public.leginfo.state.ny.us