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Regulation of Reservoir Releases (Consolidated Laws of New York: Environmental Conservation Law; Article 15 Water Resources; Title 8; §§ 15-0801 − 15-0807)

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
Eaux continentales Eaux superficielles Eau à usage récréatif Production d'énergie hydroélectrique Approvisionnement en eau Eau potable Inventaire Politique/planification Gestion des resources en eau douce
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This Title of Article 15 of the Environmental Conservation Law of New York (the Article 15 being known as the Water Resources Law of New York) regulates reservoir releases. It declares to be the policy of the state of New York that the volume and rate of change of volume of releases of water from its reservoirs should be regulated to protect and enhance the recreational use of waters affected by such releases while ensuring and without impairing an adequate supply of water for power production or for any municipality which uses water from such reservoirs for drinking and other purposes. For this purpose, the commissioner of environmental conservation of New York is directed to make an inventory of impounding reservoirs of waters and to promulgate rules and regulations for releases from such reservoirs.

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