New York Environmental Conservation Law Section 55-0101 - Declaration of policy.

55-0101. Declaration of policy.
It  is declared to be the public policy of this state to provide funds
  for  the  preparation  and  implementation  of   groundwater   watershed
  protection  plans in order to maintain existing water quality in special
  groundwater protection areas within  federally  designated  sole  source
  aquifer  areas  contained  within  counties  having  a population of one
  million or more and to further the  implementation  of  nonpoint  source
  controls  for the protection of the potable supply underlying the entire
  recharge area.

Last modified: February 3, 2019