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NY Env Conserv L § 15-1511 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 15 - Water Supply 15-1511 - Procedure on Approval of Application With Respect to Forest Preserve Reservoir Projects.

§ 15-1511. Procedure  on  approval of application with respect to forestpreserve reservoir projects.1. The decision of the department on an application shall be certified   to the applicant. Thereafter, and at any time within five years  of  the   date  of the decision, the applicant may petition the department that it   construct the reservoir and appurtenant works  in  accordance  with  the   approved  plans.  Such  petition  shall  be  in  writing  and  shall  be   accompanied by plans and specifications for the structures to  be  built   and such other papers as may be necessary to show to the satisfaction of   the  department  that  the  project  in  all  respects  conforms  to the   requirements of the decision  of  the  department.  The  department  may   permit minor modifications in the plans or specifications, provided that   the general features of the project as first approved are not changed.2.  If  the  department  decides that the project which it is asked to   build is in conformity with the provisions  of  its  decision  upon  the   original  application  it  shall  advertise  for proposals for doing the   work. Upon the receipt of such proposals, the department  shall  make  a   final  determination  of  the  probable  cost  of  the project and shall   require the applicant to state that it desires the work to proceed,  and   to  show that it has available sufficient funds to defray the total cost   thereof. If the applicant desires to  carry  out  the  project  and  the   department  is  satisfied  that  sufficient  funds are available for the   purpose, the department shall thereupon let contracts  for  and  proceed   with the construction of the works.3.  In  obtaining  proposals  and  letting  contracts  for  and in the   prosecution of this  work  the  department  shall  be  governed  by  the   provisions  of  title  19  of  this  article,  insofar  as  they  may be   applicable to the provisions of this part of article 15.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1513 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 15 - Water Supply 15-1513 - Payment of Cost of Construction.

§ 15-1513. Payment of cost of construction.1.  The  cost of any such project shall be certified by the department   to the applicant and shall be paid by the applicant within  thirty  days   thereafter to the persons or corporations entitled thereto. Either total   or  partial  costs  may  be  thus  certified,  as  the  department shall   determine. The applicant is hereby authorized to  pay  such  costs  from   funds which have been raised, or which it is authorized to raise for the   purpose of waterworks construction.2.  It shall be unlawful for the applicant to pay out, for any purpose   other than those specified in this section, any  funds  which  it  shall   have  certified  to the department to be available for defraying cost of   this  construction,  until  such  time  as  the  department  shall  have   certified to the applicant that all construction costs have been paid.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1515 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 15 - Water Supply 15-1515 - Supervision of Construction and Operation.

§ 15-1515. Supervision of construction and operation.1.  All  construction  work  which  the  Department  of  Environmental   Conservation is authorized to undertake by virtue of the  provisions  of   sections  15-1507  through  15-1519 shall be done under the direction of   the Commissioner of Transportation. After  the  works  shall  have  been   constructed,  they  shall  thereafter be maintained and operated for the   benefit of the applicant by the Commissioner of Transportation under the   direction of the Department of Environmental Conservation.2. All costs  of  such  supervision  of  construction,  operation  and   maintenance  shall  be  paid by the applicant in the manner specified in   section 15-1513 of this article, except that the applicant shall not  be   charged  with  the  salaries  and expenses of such officials and regular   employees of the state who, in addition to other duties,  exercise  only   general  supervision over the work done under the provisions of sections   15-1507 through 15-1519.3. The Department  of  Environmental  Conservation  is  authorized  to   employ  such  engineers  and  other  persons  as  may in its judgment be   necessary to carry  out  the  provisions  of  sections  15-1507  through   15-1519   and   to   fix  the  compensation  for  such  employees.  Such   compensation shall be paid by the applicant.4. Except for such expenses and salaries as are specifically  exempted   by  subdivision  2  of  this  section,  no  moneys of the state shall be   expended, nor shall the state incur any  liability  or  indebtedness  by   virtue of the provisions of sections 15-1507 through 15-1519.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1517 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 15 - Water Supply 15-1517 - Reservoir to Be Owned by the State.

§ 15-1517. Reservoir to be owned by the state.Any  lands not owned by the state, but required for the purpose of the   construction of the reservoir on forest preserve lands shall be acquired   by the applicant, by purchase  or  condemnation,  and  conveyed  by  the   applicant to the state, provided however that no rental shall be paid to   the state for any land thus acquired. The reservoir and all dams, dikes,   spillways,  gate  houses,  pipe  lines  or  any  other  works  which the   department shall construct on state owned land shall be the property  of   the  state,  but  shall  be  operated  solely  for  the  benefit  of the   applicant.  All  real  estate,  reservoirs  and  appurtenant  structures   acquired,  taken  or  constructed pursuant to the provisions of sections   15-1507 through 15-1519 are hereby dedicated to the  uses  and  purposes   for  which  acquired,  taken  or  constructed,  and the right, title and   interest acquired by the state therein is so acquired  subject  to  such   use and purposes.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1519 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 15 - Water Supply 15-1519 - Reservoir to Be Kept in Repair.

§ 15-1519. Reservoir to be kept in repair.The  reservoir  and  appurtenant works shall be kept in safe, sanitary   and serviceable condition and to this end shall be  repaired,  remodeled   or  additional  work  done thereon at the request of the applicant or as   required by  the  department.  All  such  work  shall  be  done  by  the   department  at  the  expense of the applicant. If the applicant shall at   any time determine that its needs for  an  additional  supply  of  water   require  the  enlargement  of  the  reservoir  in  order  that a greater   quantity of water can be stored therein or drawn therefrom, a new  water   supply  application  shall be made to the department asking for approval   of the desired modifications of the original plans.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1521 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 15 - Water Supply 15-1521 - Supply of Water to Other Public Water Supply Systems.

§ 15-1521. Supply of water to other public water supply systems.On  any  application  for a new or increased withdrawal of water for a   public water supply system, the department may require or authorize  the   applicant  to  make provisions for the supply and to supply water to any   area of the state which as determined by the department in its  decision   on  that  application  properly  should  be supplied with water from the   source or sources of water supply sought by the applicant. The owner  or   operator  of  any existing or proposed public water supply system within   such area may apply to the department for a permit to  take  water  from   that  source of water supply or from any part of the public water supply   system of the applicant supplied in whole or in part from  that  source.   If the department so requires, or if it grants a permit, it shall be the   duty  of  the applicant so to supply water, subject to such requirements   as the department may impose. The price to be paid  for  the  amount  of   water  so  to  be taken may be agreed upon between the applicant and the   taker of the water, or if they cannot agree, fair and reasonable amounts   and rates shall be, after due hearings  thereon,  fixed  by  the  public   service  commission.  Any  such agreement or determination of the public   service commission  may  from  time  to  time  be  modified  by  further   agreement  between  the parties affected thereby or by the further order   of the commission.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1528 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 15 - Water Supply 15-1528 - Moratorium on the Drilling of New Wells in the Lloyd Sands.

§ 15-1528. Moratorium on the drilling of new wells in the Lloyd Sands.1.  The  department is directed to identify those areas of Long Island   within the counties of Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk which, for  the   purposes of this section, shall be considered coastal communities.2. A moratorium shall be established on the granting of new permits to   drill public water supply, private water supply or industrial wells into   the  Lloyd  Sands  or  to permit new withdrawals of water from the Lloyd   Sands or to permit the storage or pumping of water into the Lloyd Sands.   Such  moratorium  shall  apply  to  all  areas  that  are  not   coastal   communities,  provided  however  that such moratorium shall apply to all   areas including coastal communities for the storage or pumping of  water   into  the  Lloyd  Sands. The waters of the Lloyd Sands shall be reserved   for the use of  coastal  communities  during  the  moratorium,  however,   nothing  required  herein  shall  affect  the permits of wells presently   screened in the Lloyd Sands and withdrawing water therefrom.3.  The  moratorium  shall  be  lifted  upon  a  directive  from   the   commissioner.  The  directive  shall  be  based  upon  his  finding that   sufficient research has been conducted so as to provide a sound  working   knowledge  of  the  details,  dynamics, water volume, and levels of safe   withdrawal appropriate to maintain a safe quantity of Lloyd Sands water.   Further, the commissioner must find that a workable program is in  place   that  can  properly administer a well permit program for the Lloyd Sands   water. Such program shall take  into  account  both  the  localized  and   regional aspects and implications of Lloyd Sands water withdrawals, with   special  attention  given  to  the prevention of water contamination and   salt water intrusion. The program must  ensure  that  a  safe  level  of   withdrawal from the Lloyd Sands is not exceeded.4.  The  commissioner  may  grant  exemptions to the moratorium upon a   finding of just cause and extreme hardship. Such  exemptions  shall  not   apply  to  the  storage  or  pumping  of  water into the Lloyd Sands. An   adjudicatory hearing  shall  be  held  and  findings  presented  to  the   commissioner prior to the granting of an exemption.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1529 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 15 - Water Supply 15-1529 - Approval of Completed Water Withdrawal Systems.

§ 15-1529.  Approval of completed water withdrawal systems.The  construction  of  any  new  or  modified  water withdrawal system   authorized under this title shall be under the general supervision of  a   person  or  firm  licensed  to  practice professional engineering in the   state. Upon completion  of  construction,  such  person  or  firm  shall   certify  to  the  department  that  the water withdrawal system has been   fully completed in accordance  with  the  approved  engineering  report,   plans  and  specifications,  and  the  permit  issued  by the department   pursuant to this title. The owner shall not commence  operation  of  the   new  or  modified  water  withdrawal  system  prior  to  the  department   receiving such certificate and prior to approval of the  system  by  the   department  of  health  or  its designee as may be required by the state   sanitary code.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1530 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 15 - Water Supply 15-1530 - Long Island Water Usage Information.

§ 15-1530. Long Island water usage information.In  Nassau and Suffolk counties, all water purveyors, either public or   private, or a water authority, with  ten  thousand  or  more  customers,   shall  include  water  usage information along with customer bills. Such   usage information shall be specified in both gallons and cubic feet  and   at a minimum include:1. information on year to date usage;2. a seasonal comparison; and3. last year's usage for the same time period.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1701 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1701 - Reservation of State Control.

§ 15-1701. Reservation of state control.Where  any  person  takes,  diverts,  appropriates, or otherwise uses,   whether by virtue of the provisions of  title  17  of  this  article  or   otherwise,  the  waters  of  the  state  over  which  the  state has the   proprietary ownership of the flow and to the use of which the state  has   the  right  paramount  and  exclusive,  or  concurrently  with any other   jurisdiction, such waters shall remain subject to the power and  control   of  the state for the purposes of regulating, licensing, controlling, or   terminating the use and disposition of the same by such person, as  well   as for the purpose of exacting any rentals or charges therefor.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1709 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1709 - Preliminary Permits.

§ 15-1709. Preliminary permits.1.  The  department  may  issue preliminary permits for the purpose of   enabling applicants for a license hereunder to secure the  data  and  to   perform  the  acts  required by section 15-1707, provided, however, that   upon the filing of any application  for  a  preliminary  permit  by  any   person  or  public  corporation,  the  department  before  granting such   application shall at once give notice of such application in writing  to   any  municipality  which, in its judgment, is likely to be interested in   or affected by such application. Each such permit shall be for the  sole   purpose  of  maintaining priority of application for a license under the   terms of title 17 of this  article  for  such  period  or  periods,  not   exceeding a total of three years, as in the discretion of the department   may  be  necessary  for making examinations and surveys, preparing maps,   plans, specifications and estimates, and making financial arrangements.2. The permit shall set forth  the  conditions  under  which  priority   shall  be  maintained  and  the  license  issued,  and may prescribe any   condition of issuing the license for the protection of the interests  of   the  state.  Only  one  preliminary permit at a time shall be issued and   outstanding for the same project. The same preference shall be  accorded   by  the  department in considering applications for a preliminary permit   as  is  accorded  in  considering  applications  for  a  license.   Each   preliminary permit shall require the permittee to proceed diligently and   immediately  to  secure  the  data  and  to perform the acts required by   section 15-1707.3. All investigation work in connection with any operations carried on   under the preliminary permit shall be subject to the inspection  of  the   department,  its  agents  and employees, and, from time to time upon the   request of the department, the permittee shall make full reports to  the   department  of the progress of the work carried on under the preliminary   permit, but such reports shall be confidential until  final  application   is  made  for  the  license,  unless the department takes proceedings to   revoke the preliminary permit.4. Permits shall not be transferable  and  may  be  cancelled  by  the   department  upon  failure of the permittee to comply with the conditions   thereof.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1713 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1713 - Waters Impounded by Dams Constructed for Power Purposes Impressed With a Public Interest.

§ 15-1713. Waters  impounded  by  dams  constructed  for  power purposesimpressed with a public interest.The waters impounded  by  any  dam  hereafter  constructed  for  power   purposes on any stream or waterway in the state, shall be impressed with   a  public  interest  and  open  to  the  public  to  fish  thereon, when   authorized by other applicable provisions of this chapter subject to the   conditions and limitations found in section 11-1311 of this chapter.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1715 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1715 - Licenses and the Protection of Navigation.

§ 15-1715. Licenses and the protection of navigation.Before   granting  any  license,  the  department  shall  inquire  and   determine to its own satisfaction that the  exercise  of  the  privilege   conferred  will  not  impair  or interfere with navigation on the waters   covered by the license and,  whenever,  the  public  interest  requires,   shall  impose such conditions in granting the license as may be required   to protect and safeguard navigation.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1717 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1717 - Provisions for the Revision and Readjustment of Rent in Licenses.

§ 15-1717. Provisions  for  the  revision  and  readjustment  of rent inlicenses.1. The annual charge or rental fixed by the department shall  continue   for  the  period  of  the  license,  unless  the  license provides for a   readjustment of the charge or rental at a specified time  or  times,  in   which case the charge or rental, as fixed by the license, may be revised   and  readjusted by the department according to the terms of the license.   Payments on account of any such charge or rental shall be treated  as  a   part of the operating expense.2.  The licensee shall be given ten days' notice of the time and place   of the meeting of the department at which the question of  the  revision   and  readjustment  of  such  charge  or rental will be considered.   The   revision and readjustment shall be in the form of a  resolution  adopted   by  the  department and thereafter, the revised and readjusted rental or   charge, unless reviewed and reversed or  modified  as  herein  provided,   shall apply to and govern the license.3.  Any  such decision may be reviewed by the licensee pursuant to the   provisions of section 15-0905.4. Pending the final determination  of  the  review  proceedings,  the   licensee  shall  pay  to  the state the revised and readjusted rental or   charge as fixed by the department; and if it shall  be  determined  that   the rental or charge shall be revised, the licensee shall be credited on   later  payments  with  any  excess he may pay over the rental as finally   fixed, with interest. If the credits be  insufficient  to  satisfy  such   excess, the licensee may recover the balance in the Court of Claims.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1719 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1719 - Equitable Rental for Niagara River Water.

§ 15-1719. Equitable rental for Niagara River water.The  department  shall  have  the  power to fix and determine, after a   hearing held upon notice to the parties interested,  the  amount  of  an   equitable  rental,  which is hereby charged pursuant to the reservations   made in chapter 597 of the laws of 1918 for the diversion, as  specified   in  such  chapter,  of water from the Niagara River in excess of a daily   diversion at the rate of fifteen thousand one  hundred  cubic  feet  per   second,  and also, from July 1, 1943, the amount of an equitable rental,   which is hereby charged, for the diversion of  water  from  the  Niagara   River to the extent of a daily diversion at the rate of fifteen thousand   one  hundred  cubic  feet  per  second  and not otherwise subject to the   imposition of an equitable rental as specified  in  such  chapter.  Such   rental  shall  be fixed in like manner as if application were made for a   license under the provisions of title 17  of  this  article  before  the   water  was  used, and the people of the state may sue for and collect in   behalf of the state such rentals as so fixed and determined.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1721 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1721 - Reservation in the License; State Control of Rates and Use and Distribution of Power.

§ 15-1721. Reservation  in  the  license; state control of rates and useand distribution of power.1. Every license issued pursuant to title 17 of  this  article  for  a   project  shall  contain a provision expressly reserving to the state the   right to regulate and control the use  and  distribution  of  the  power   generated  by any licensee, and to fix reasonable rates to be charged by   the licensee under all circumstances for furnishing heat, light or power   generated wholly or partly  by  the  use  of  property  covered  by  the   license, and to regulate the service, capitalization and secured debt of   the licensee and licensed project.2. Jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon, and it shall be the duty of,   the  Public  Service  Commission  to  regulate  and  control the use and   distribution of all power generated by any licensee under  title  17  of   this  article,  or generated by any person or public corporation, by the   use and diversion for power purposes of any waters of the state in which   the state has a proprietary right or interest,  and  to  fix  reasonable   rates  to  be  charged  by  such  licensee,  or  such  person  or public   corporation, for furnishing heat, light or  power  generated  wholly  or   partly by the use of water in which the state has a proprietary right or   interest.  In  the  exercise  of  such  jurisdiction  the Public Service   Commission shall give  preference  to  municipalities  in  the  use  and   distribution  of  power  generated by such licensee or by such person or   public corporation. To carry out the provisions  of  this  section,  and   until    otherwise    provided    by   law,   complaints,   inspections,   investigations, hearings, rules, regulations, orders and  determinations   may  be  made or had, and rules, regulations and orders enforced, in the   manner, so far as applicable, provided in the Public Service  Commission   Law  in  respect of electrical corporations and of the manufacture, sale   and distribution of electricity.3. Every license issued pursuant  to  this  article  shall  contain  a   condition  that  the development of power thereunder shall be subject to   the control and authority of the Public Service Commission to the extent   conferred upon such Commission by this section.
NY Env Conserv L § 15-1723 (2021)
2021 New York Laws ENV - Environmental Conservation Article 15 - Water Resources Title 17 - Water Power 15-1723 - Contribution to the Cost of Headwater Improvement.

§ 15-1723. Contribution to the cost of headwater improvement.Licensees  and persons exercising rights conferred by title 17 of this   article shall be liable for any payments or charges resulting  from  the   improvement  of headwaters under the provisions of title 21 and title 23   of this article, according to their respective interests in the property   benefited.