New York Environmental Conservation Law Section 17-0101 - Declaration of policy.

17-0101. Declaration of policy.
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.

Last modified: February 3, 2019