New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION › Chapter X - DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Article 1 - MISCELLANEOUS RULES › Part 672 - RESERVOIR RELEASES REGULATIONS: OTHER › Subpart 672-2 - ASHOKAN, KENSICO, RONDOUT AND SCHOHARIE RESERVOIRS › Section 672-2.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
In addition to the definitions set forth in section
						  672-1.2  of this Part
						  the following words and terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this
						  Subpart, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) The term agency shall mean the department
						of environmental protection of the city of New York.
(b) The term agency reservoir releases
						manager shall mean that person formally designated by the commissioner of the
						department of environmental protection of the city of New York to fulfill the
						responsibilities of the agency reservoir releases manager set forth in this
						Part.
(c) Ashokan reservoir shall
						mean the reservoir known as the Ashokan reservoir located in the towns of
						Olive, Marbletown and Hurley, Ulster County.
(d) Bronx River shall mean that portion of a
						river known as the Bronx River which runs from the Kensico reservoir to the
						East River.
(e) Esopus Creek shall
						mean that portion of a creek known as Esopus Creek which runs from the Ashokan
						reservoir to the Hudson River.
(f)
						Kensico reservoir shall mean that reservoir known as the Kensico reservoir
						located in the towns of Mt. Pleasant, Harrison and North Castle, Westchester
						County.
(g) Rondout Creek shall
						mean that portion of a creek known as Rondout Creek which runs from the Rondout
						reservoir to the Hudson River.
(h)
						Rondout reservoir shall mean the reservoir known as the Rondout reservoir
						located in the town of Neversink, Sullivan County, and the town of Wawarsing,
						Ulster County.
(i) Schoharie
						reservoir shall mean that reservoir known as the Schoharie reservoir located in
						the towns of Conesville and Gilboa, Schoharie County, the town of Prattsville,
						Greene County, and the town of Roxbury, Delaware County.
(j) Total available water storage capacity
						shall mean that quantity of water in a reservoir which can be removed from the
						reservoir through release and/or diversion works.
(k)
(1)
						Normal hydrologic condition shall mean a condition in which the total available
						amount of water stored in the Cannonsville, Pepaction and Neversink reservoirs
						constitutes a percentage of the total available water storage capacity of said
						reservoirs between the percentages of available water storage capacity
						indicated by curves A and B on that chart entitled "Operation Curves for
						Cannonsville, Pepacton and Neversink Reservoirs" included as Appendix 10 of
						this Subpart.
(2) Drought warning
						condition shall mean a condition in which the total available amount of water
						stored in the Cannonsville, Pepaction and Neversink reservoirs constitutes a
						percentage of the total available water storage capacity of said reservoirs
						between the percentages of available water storage capacity indicated by curves
						A and B on that chart entitled "Operation Curves fo Cannonsville, Pepacton and
						Neversink Reservoirs" included as Appendix 10 of this Subpart.
(3) Drought condition shall mean a condition
						in which the total available amount of water stored in the Cannonsville,
						Pepacton and Neversink reservoirs constitutes a percentage of the total
						available water storage capacity of said reservoirs equal to or less than the
						percentage of available water storage capacity indicated by curve B on that
						chart entitled "Operation Curves for Cannonsville, Pepacton and Neversink
						Reservoirs" included as Appendix 10 of this Subpart.