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Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact (Consolidated Laws of New York: Environmental Conservation Law; Article 21 Pollution Control Compacts; Title 3)

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 Eaux superficielles Eaux continentales Institution de bassin Pollution des eaux douces Gestion des resources en eau douce Lutte contre la pollution Normes de qualité de l'eau Approvisionnement en eau Eau à usage industriel Eau à usage récréatif Zones humides
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 Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact. It provides that each of the signatory states pledges to each of the other signatory states faithful cooperation in the control of future pollution in and abatement of existing pollution from the rivers, streams and waters in the Ohio river basin which flow through, into, or border upon any of such signatory states, and in order to effect such object, agrees to enact any necessary legislation to enable each such state to place and maintain the waters of said basin in a satisfactory sanitary condition, available for safe and satisfactory use as public and industrial water supplies after reasonable treatment, suitable for recreational usage, capable of maintaining fish and other aquatic life, free from unsightly or malodorous nuisances due to floating solids or sludge deposits, and adaptable to such other uses as may be legitimate.

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