2023 New York Laws › ENV - Environmental Conservation › Article 15 - Water Resources › Title 15 - Water Supply › 15-1502 - Definitions.

§ 15-1502. Definitions.
When  used  in this title, unless otherwise expressly stated or unless
  the context or subject matter otherwise requires:
1. "Coastal communities" shall mean those areas on Long  Island  where
  the Magothy aquifer is either absent or contaminated with chlorides.
2.  "Lloyd Sands" shall mean that geological strata generally known to
  be the deepest and oldest water-bearing layer of the Long Island aquifer
  system and shall not include bedrock.
3. "Water well" shall mean any groundwater excavation for the  purpose
  of obtaining water.
4.  "Water  well  drilling"  or "water well drilling activities" shall
  mean  the  construction  and  reconstruction   of   water   wells,   the
  establishment  or repair of a connection through the well casing and the
  repair of water wells including repairs which require the opening of the
  well casing.
5. "Water well driller" shall mean a person who, for  compensation  or
  as part of property development and sale, engages in water well drilling
  activities;   provided,   however,   that,  for  the  purposes  of  this
  subdivision, the term "person" shall not include a  public  corporation,
  political  subdivision,  government agency, department, or bureau of the
  state or a municipality.
6. "Enforcement officer" shall mean any person authorized  to  enforce
  the provisions of this title or the building code in the municipality in
  which the water well drilling activities are taking place.
7.  "Agricultural  purpose"  shall  mean  the  practice of farming for
  crops, plants, vines and trees, and the keeping, grazing, or feeding  of
  livestock  for  sale of livestock or livestock products, and the on-farm
  processing of crops, livestock and livestock products.
8. "Compact basin commission"  shall  mean  an  interstate  commission
  having  jurisdiction  with  respect to the regulation of water resources
  within  a  basin  in  the  state,  created  by  interstate  compact   or
  federal-interstate   compact,   including   but   not  limited  to,  the
  Susquehanna  river  basin  commission  and  the  Delaware  river   basin
  commission.
9. "Environmentally sound and economically feasible water conservation
  measures"  shall mean those measures, methods, technologies or practices
  for efficient water use and for reduction of water loss and waste or for
  reducing a withdrawal,  consumptive  use  or  diversion  that:  (i)  are
  environmentally  sound;  (ii)  reflect  best practices applicable to the
  water use sector; (iii) are technically feasible and available; (iv) are
  economically feasible and cost  effective  based  on  an  analysis  that
  considers  direct  and avoided economic and environmental costs; and (v)
  consider the particular facilities and processes involved,  taking  into
  account  the  environmental  impact,  age  of  equipment  and facilities
  involved, the processes employed, energy impacts and  other  appropriate
  factors.
10.  "Interbasin  diversion"  shall  mean  the  transfer  of  water or
  wastewater from one New York major drainage basin  to  another  drainage
  basin.
11. "Person" shall mean any individual, public or private corporation,
  political  subdivision,  government  agency, department or bureau of the
  state, municipality, industry, co-partnership, association, firm, trust,
  estate or any other legal entity whatsoever.
12. "Potable water" shall mean water intended  for  human  consumption
  that  meets  the  requirements for a public water system as set forth in
  the state sanitary code.
13. "Public water supply system" shall mean  a  permanently  installed
  water  withdrawal  system  including  its  source,  collection, pumping,

  treatment, transmission, storage and  distribution  facilities  used  in
  connection  with  such system, which provides piped potable water to the
  public for potable purposes, if such system has at  least  five  service
  connections used by year-round residents.
14.  "Threshold volume" shall mean the withdrawal of water of a volume
  of one hundred thousand gallons or  more  per  day,  determined  by  the
  limiting  maximum  capacity  of  the  water  withdrawal,  treatment,  or
  conveyance system; provided that for agricultural purposes the threshold
  volume shall mean a withdrawal of water of a  volume  in  excess  of  an
  average  of  one  hundred  thousand  gallons  per day in any consecutive
  thirty-day period.
15.  "Water  withdrawal  system"   shall   mean   any   equipment   or
  infrastructure operated or maintained for the provision or withdrawal of
  water  including,  but  not  limited to, collection, pumping, treatment,
  transportation, transmission, storage, and distribution.
16. "Withdrawal" or "withdrawal of water" shall mean  the  removal  or
  taking of water for any purpose from the waters of the state.