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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact (Consolidated Laws of New York: Environmental Conservation Law; Article 21 Pollution Control Compacts; Title 10)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
New York
Type du document
Législation
Date
1909 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Accord sous-national Gestion des resources en eau douce Bassin/captage/bassin versant Eaux superficielles Zone de conservation des eaux Gouvernance Préservation de l'écosystème Zones humides Prélèvement d'eau Recherche Utilisation durable Eaux continentales
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This Title of the Environmental Conservation Law of New York New adopts the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. Its purposes include (a) to act together to protect, conserve, restore, improve and effectively manage the Waters and Water Dependent Natural Resources of the Basin under appropriate arrangements for intergovernmental cooperation and consultation because current lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing measures to protect the Basin Ecosystem; (b) To remove causes of present and future controversies; (c) to provide for cooperative planning and action by the Parties with respect to such Water resources; (d) to facilitate consistent approaches to Water management across the Basin while retaining State management authority over Water management decisions within the Basin; (e) to facilitate the exchange of data, strengthen the scientific information base upon which decisions are made and engage in consultation on the potential effects of proposed Withdrawals and losses on the Waters and Water Dependent Natural Resources of the Basin; (f) To prevent significant adverse impacts of Withdrawals and losses on the Basin's ecosystems and watersheds; (g) To promote interstate and State-Provincial comity; and, (h) to promote an Adaptive Management approach to the conservation and management of Basin Water resources, which recognizes, considers and provides adjustments for the uncertainties in, and evolution of, scientific knowledge concerning the Basin's Waters and Water Dependent Natural Resources.

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